MrAverage beyond the Edge.

Sept 30 Blue Ray Case

2010-09-30T20:22:00.003-06:00

An picture of a BD that my wife got me today.
Holy Crap it's Appleface! Where did he come from?
Well it is good to see him again.

I'm glad the month is over. I don't think I'll do this again for a while.

Sept 29 Toy skate board

2010-09-29T20:20:00.003-06:00

My sons toy skate board. It came in a happy meal and has Mace Windu on it.

Sept 28 Hair Comb

2010-09-28T20:15:00.002-06:00

My 5 yr old daughters hair comb.

Kind of weak today. Sorry

Sept 27 SwingChain

2010-09-27T19:25:00.002-06:00

The chain of a swing at a local park.

An alternate image.

Sept 26 Card Reader

2010-09-26T19:49:00.002-06:00

My media card reader. I'm starting to run dry on ideas. I'm glad there is only 4 days left.

Sept 25 Birthday party

2010-09-25T21:41:00.003-06:00

My oldest daughters birthday party.

Sept 24 Shoe Bottom

2010-09-24T20:00:00.002-06:00

The tread on my new shoes.

Sept 23 Feather in my Fedora

2010-09-23T20:08:00.002-06:00

It is a little ragged but it really make the fedora look snappy.

Sept 22 Leaded Crystal

2010-09-22T19:21:00.003-06:00

A shot of some of my mothers leaded crystal collection.

She wanted me to have them after she died.

Sept 21 Firetruck

2010-09-21T20:12:00.002-06:00

I'm admitting to not taking much time on this one. Just finished a 12 hr work day and I'm wiped.

Sept 20 CupCakes

2010-09-20T20:35:00.002-06:00

Cupcakes for my oldest daughter to take with her to school to share with her classmates tomorrow. It is her 9th birthday. So she wants to share with her class.

Sept 19 Ring holder

2010-09-19T20:31:00.003-06:00

A hand turned ring holder and the crap I have in it.

the above is what it looks like from the side.

Sept 18 Terracotta

2010-09-18T19:52:00.002-06:00

A little terracotta pot.

My body hates me. I've still ave junk in my lungs from bronchitis and now I have a cold. Sucks

Sept 17 Wiper

2010-09-17T19:49:00.000-06:00

The rear wiper arm on our minivan.

Sept 16 Bacon Fat

2010-09-16T19:54:00.002-06:00

I cooked some bacon today and I set the pieces to drain on a piece of paper towel. When I lifted the towel off the plate I saw this. I had to take a picture of it. I think it look cool. It was really hard to get a good shot not having a proper lighting rig (or decent camera for that matter).

Sept 15 Dishwasher

2010-09-15T18:41:00.003-06:00

I put my camera on timer mode stuck it in my Dishwasher and closed the door. Definitely a different view.
Here is an ALT I couldn't decide which one I like better. My Wife liked the one above.

Sept 14 My Corrosive body.

2010-09-14T19:59:00.002-06:00

This is my watch strap and a screw in it. This is what my corrosive body does to metal that is in contact with it. I know it's gross but I was having a hard time thinking what to photograph today. Sorry.

Sept 13 Watermelon

2010-09-13T18:39:00.001-06:00

The end of a mini watermelon.

Heading into my last 12 hr night shift. Whew.

Sept 12 Dirt

2010-09-12T18:32:00.002-06:00

We had a really big rain storm a few days ago. This is how the dirt that overflowed the from flower bed dried. I think it look really cool.

Sept 11 Juice Bottle

2010-09-11T18:57:00.002-06:00

The underside of a Grape Juice bottle.

Sept 10 Plant

2010-09-10T18:27:00.003-06:00

This plant is in the corner of our living room. I think that it is a rubber tree.

Tonight is the first of four 12 Hr night shifts. I hate my job.

Sept 09 Lightning McFavorite

2010-09-09T19:26:00.001-06:00

My 2 yr old son's favorite toy right now.

Sept 08 Sippy Cup

2010-09-08T19:30:00.001-06:00

I couldn't decide which one I liked better so I used both.

Sept 07 Phone

2010-09-07T20:14:00.001-06:00

This was my wife's idea. Smart lady she is.

Sept 06 Wipper Snipper

2010-09-06T18:26:00.003-06:00

This is the bottom of an empty Wipper Snipper cartridge. Thought that it looked cool.

Sorry that it isn't as sharp as it should be. I'm sick today and I really didn't feel like taking a bunch of time after I saw it wasn't perfectly in focus.

Sept 05 Smoker

2010-09-05T17:26:00.002-06:00

I was getting supper ready today and I opened the smoker tin that I put my wood chips in for the BBQ. I thought that was something that Most f us never look at. So here are a couple of images of the inside of the lid of the smoker.

Sept 04 Folding Chairs

2010-09-04T20:01:00.002-06:00

Folding chairs at a pot luck at church tonight. I spent a good part of the day trying to figure out what I could look at in a different way. This works.

Sept 03 Face Cloths

2010-09-03T19:52:00.002-06:00

Looking up at some face cloths hanging on the rack.

Got to go watch some fireworks now.

Sept 02 Light Bulb

2010-09-02T20:16:00.003-06:00

Sept 02 Light Bulb.
Not as good my first image but I didn't sleep well last night and I just finished a 12 hour shift. Hopefully better idea tomorrow.

Day 01 Odd Angles

2010-09-01T20:18:00.003-06:00

Day 01 Computer Tower

My Idea is to look at thinks in a different way. Odd angles and such. Hopefully this will help me take better pictures in the end.

The Leap Home

2009-01-31T20:04:00.003-06:00

Appleface had reached the end of his month long journey. Having accomplished all that he needed to do Appleface leaped that one last time and was never seen again.

It has been a pleasure and a trial all at the same time. I really have no idea what to do for the HxH. Wish me luck.

Away into the Sunset.

2009-01-30T22:00:00.002-06:00

Appleface nearing the end his time decided to set sail for other lands to see what he could see. I watched him sail away with a lump in my throat. He was so much fun to have around. Don't worry I have a feeling that I will hear from him tomorrow. He promised to let me know what he found.

Out on the range

2009-01-29T20:47:00.002-06:00

Appleface can be seen reclining in a bowl of Apple Cinnamon Cheerios while sitting on the range top. What can I say, he likes to live dangerously.

Is there one more or two more days left? It has all become a blur and I' m so confused.

Cherry Chocolates

2009-01-28T21:51:00.003-06:00

Appleface was sitting in this empty box of Cherry Chocolates basking in the glorious scent of those wonderful sweets. He's old now and takes pleasure where he can find it.

Hannah Baby

2009-01-27T20:44:00.002-06:00

Here is Appleface posing with my 4 yr old daughter Hannah. I don't know how portrait photographers work with kids for a living. I was ready to start crying after 5 min of trying to get her to smile nice and look at the camera. It's a good thing that Appleface is a patient fruit.

Picture of Lily

2009-01-26T18:31:00.002-06:00

A portrait of Appleface with my, genetically incapable of smiling normal for a picture, daughter Lily. This was the least goofy of the pictures I took of the two of them. They did seem to have fun. Tomorrow will be a portrait with my other daughter.

Jujubes

2009-01-25T18:44:00.001-06:00

Appleface sucking back on candy again. It's a good thing that he has no teeth.

Playing with a Robot

2009-01-24T18:58:00.002-06:00

Appleface was in a playful mood again today so I let him play with a robot. I think that they got along well. The robot made sure to play gently with Appleface.

Hide and seek.

2009-01-23T21:13:00.002-06:00

Appleface hid in a broken French Onion Soup tureen today. I thought that he looked so cute hiding there that I had to take a picture of him. I guess he is still just a seedling at heart.

Watching to much Blossom

2009-01-22T18:53:00.004-06:00

Appleface has been watching reruns of Blossom and was goofing around with some hats. I grabbed a picture of him in this one. I guess he likes the bit floppy hats like Blossom did.

PS I'm finally on my last of seven night shifts. *Whew*

On the bandwagon

2009-01-21T18:27:00.002-06:00

Appleface wanted to be part of the wave of pictures sweeping the internet in regards to Obama's inauguration. So I snapped this pic of him looking at today's paper. Don't worry we'll be back to our regular madcap adventures tomorrow.

Slumming

2009-01-20T18:42:00.002-06:00

So Apple face has taken to slumming with the soft fruits in the house. I asked him why he was hanging with the Banana's. "Why not?" he responded. Can't really argue with that.

A Good Book

2009-01-19T19:05:00.002-06:00

Like me Appleface enjoys reading a good Hard Boiled Sci-Fi Comedy Detective novel.I'd recommend you give them a try as well.

In the Trees

2009-01-18T18:28:00.003-06:00

Appleface was doing his impersonation of George of the Jungle. I guess that makes me Ape.

The second picture today show what happens when you camera has a freak out. I have no idea what happened. Other that shrinking it to post I made no adjustments. The picture before and after this one were fine. Strange.

Art Appreciation

2009-01-17T18:53:00.003-06:00

I wanted to broaden Appleface's cultural appreciation so here he is enjoying some of my oldest daughters art work.

I'm for for night number 2 of 7 12 hour night shifts. *shudder*

Shameless Product Placement

2009-01-16T18:44:00.003-06:00

Money has been a bit tight around the house the last little while. Appleface, in an effort to make a little extra money, thought that he might become the new I-pod spokes fruit. Some how I don't think Apple Co will go with that. It was a nice thought though.

Cruising

2009-01-15T21:07:00.002-06:00

Appleface was feeling a little stir crazy so I put him in a truck and put him in front of a picture of a wheat field. I played some cruising music for him. I think he felt better even though he never left the house.

Portrait

2009-01-14T18:27:00.002-06:00

Not feeling very inspired today. So I convinced Appleface to throw on a scarf and pose for a portrait. I must say that this really shows his growing character.

How many Applefaces does it take...?

2009-01-13T18:50:00.002-06:00

I asked Appleface if he could change the burnt out bulb for me. You can tell by the look on his face what he thought of that request. I could tell that he wanted to slap me. I feel bad now because it was a mean question to ask. Funny but mean.

Down on the Farm.

2009-01-12T18:43:00.002-06:00

Appleface was getting a little tired of the hustle and bustle around the house so he decided to head on down to the farm and get in some good relaxing on the old rocking chair. He said all that farm fresh air helped re- invigorate him. We might try a few action shots before my nice long stretch at work.

Snowfall Warning

2009-01-11T18:27:00.003-06:00

Well, I convinced Appleface to pose for me out in the snow. I figured that I should get him out before the heavy snowfall really stars coming down. Winter is really sticking it to use this year. We have a December that the average temperature didn't get above -20 and now we have a heavey snowfall warning. Sigh, Appleface is really seeing what winter in Sakatchewan is like.

The Kiss better.

2009-01-10T18:46:00.002-06:00

Alex my son wanted to give Appleface a kiss better. Unfortunately halfway through the kiss it turned into an attempted bite. Well, can you blame the kid? Appleface is an apple. I don't think that Appleface really wants to be in reach of any of my children now. Poor guy.

Intervention

2009-01-09T14:41:00.002-06:00

I had to confront Apple face with evidence of his actions. He wasn't pleased that I had followed him. But after seeing himself and the condition that he is in he agreed to stop going to Apple Fight Club. Lets hope he keeps his promise.

Notice his bandage?

Apple Fight Club

2009-01-08T17:16:00.002-06:00

I followed Appleface last night. I could not believe my eyes when I saw what he was doing. No wonder he looks so bad. I'll try to convince him to stop.

Tricked!

2009-01-07T18:58:00.002-06:00

So I got Appleface to join the family at the pubic library today. On the way home I just happened to stop at the local emergency department. He was not impressed. When we talked to the Doctor he said the it appears that Appleface is suffering the effects of old age and possible bruising due to trauma. I'm not sure how he got hurt but I will do my best to find out.

Scant Protection

2009-01-06T19:25:00.004-06:00

When I told Appleface that I wanted to take him to see the Doctor he got quite frightened and ran and hid in a foam castle built by my kids. I didn't have the heart to to tell him how indefensible the castle was. I figure that I'll take him out for a drive and just happen to stop at the Doctors office.

Back to school.

2009-01-05T18:22:00.003-06:00

This morning I found Appleface hiding in my daughters lunch bag. He wanted to go to school with her but when he found out that they eat apples at school he wisely decided to stay home.

I'm worried about him. He appears to have a problem with his one eye. I think it might be wise to take him to see the Apple doctor.

Beyond Cold

2009-01-04T19:44:00.004-06:00

So this morning was the coldest day of winter so far. The temp was -40 C and -54 C with the windchill. Now apple face, having grown in a temperate climate was quite shocked to see this kind of cold. From the pictures you can see how thick the ice was on the inside of our windows. I tried to convince him to go outside but it was futile.

Absolutly Appalled Appleface

2009-01-03T18:24:00.003-06:00

Appleface appalled at the treatment of fruits and vegetables in our house hold. It took some fast talking to get him to stay, but I managed to convince him to stay.
I will have to hide our leftover bucket. I don't want to upset him again.

Sour Candy

2009-01-02T16:59:00.003-06:00

Apple Face was feeling a bit down so I gave him a nice sour candy to suck on. I'm not sure if he enjoyed it or not. He is very hard to read being an apple and all.

Apple Face Day 1

2009-01-01T20:24:00.002-06:00

Apple Face day 1

I will be taking a picture a day of my carved apple face. As it ages it will get more character. Hopefully it wont get moldy.

There is a reason I don't enter many Multi Media contests. I suck at carving and sculpting and stuff like that.

Day 31 Bonus Shower Scrubby

2008-07-31T20:02:00.002-06:00

Yup a shower scrubby was the best that I could come up with. I have no Idea what I'm going to do for the HxH. Wish me luck.
Thanks to everyone who commented this past month. I'll see you next30 day Challenge. Maybe.

Raspberries

2008-07-30T20:21:00.002-06:00

These are raspberries picked fresh today from the bush in our garden. Mmmmm yummy. Is this the last day or are we doing one more tomorrow?

Empty Water Jug

2008-07-29T20:27:00.002-06:00

I was at a church BBQ this evening and when I saw this empty water jug I took a chance and got a macro. I think that it turned out neat.

Cedar Plank Salmon

2008-07-28T18:45:00.002-06:00

Tonight we cooked some Salmon on a Cedar plank. This is the first time that I have tried it. My heavens it was good. So light and juicy. Mmmmmm.
Well, anyway it looked so nice that I had to take a couple of pictures. I had a hard time deciding which one to use. I think I made the right call to choose the first one. I did have to do some touching up to really make them shine. I sharpened the both up with an unsharp mask then ran a high pass filter and finally I added some vignetting.

L is for Lamb

2008-07-27T18:27:00.003-06:00

This lamb is from one of my son's little cloth books. The other animals are a pig, cow and a horse.
He really likes to chew on it.

Hairbrush

2008-07-26T18:34:00.001-06:00

This is a hairbrush. Not much else to say. Congrats to everyone who has kept going in this month long test of endurance. I'm off to work now.

Baby Lips

2008-07-25T21:44:00.002-06:00

I was finally able to get a macro picture of my son, He was sound asleep in his car seat so I got this shot of his super cute baby lips. I would have had his nose in the picture but I cropped it out because he had a booger in it.

Spider Leftovers

2008-07-24T19:45:00.002-06:00

I was trying to get a good macro of a spider that has a web on our window. It went and hid deep in it's web but I did see these carcasses and had to take a shot of them. I especially like the headless one.

I also went and saw Batman : Dark Knight. Awesome movie! I must see it again.

Six Year Old Eyes

2008-07-23T19:24:00.003-06:00

Holy Crow was it hard to get my oldest daughter to hold still enough to get a good picture of her eyes. She is really going to be a boy killer with those eyes when she gets older. If the boys wind up sniffing around like I think they will I might have to become a boy killer as well.

For those of you who have no idea who Weezer is take a look at some of the songs and video's on the Weezer YouTube Channel.

Weezer

2008-07-22T18:04:00.002-06:00

Just picked up the new Weezer album. The extended version. Awesome Album!

Oil and Vinegar

2008-07-21T18:57:00.003-06:00

We had salad tonight with supper. The lettuce was from our garden and was very tasty. I made a salad dressing of olive oil and apple cider vinegar. This shot is of the glass bowl I used to mix it in. I like this picture.

Seasoned Chicken

2008-07-20T18:06:00.003-06:00

Todays shot was suggested by my wife. I was just about to go put the chicken on the BBQ when she said should take a Macro picture of the salt and pepper on the chicken. I took a couple and they looked good. so there you go. Uncooked seasoned chicken.

Summer Storm

2008-07-19T19:19:00.003-06:00

So sorry for the really long picture but I had to put those together for you to get some idea of how much and how fast the rain came down. The pictures were taken after about 15 min of storm. It went on for another 15 - 20 minutes. I'll get back to the Macro tomorrow.

Deep Fried Oreo

2008-07-18T20:48:00.003-06:00

I went with my family to Taste of Saskatchewan today. It is a 5 day event that showcases about 40 local restaurants. They all have a small sample of their menu items. One of them had Deep fried Oreo's. Donut batter around an Oreo. My goodness are they good. They also had deep fried Mars bars. I didn't have the courage to try one of those.

Young Pine cone

2008-07-17T20:10:00.003-06:00

So today my family went to the Saskatoon forestry farm(Zoo) and while we were walking around I noticed this immature pine cone. I thought that it looked really neat. I took a bunch of other pics that I might post another time.

Dandelion

2008-07-16T18:59:00.002-06:00

Look a Dandelion.

Bled Out Hearts

2008-07-15T17:54:00.003-06:00

Here is today's picture. It is some dead bleeding heart flowers. I really like the DOF effect that I was able to get. I really like this picture.

Drain Plug

2008-07-14T18:11:00.004-06:00

I almost forgot about taking a picture today. So here is the drain plug from my sink.

PS for some reason I can't upload the picture right now. I'll try again later.

Spicy Nuts and Fruit

2008-07-13T18:29:00.004-06:00

So the shot today is of a snack called socorro. It is a mix of Macadamia nuts, Hazelnuts, Mango, Papaya and Southwestern Chipotle. It is VERY yummy. It s from Sahale Snacks

Also, thanks to everyone who has been looking and commenting on my pictures. I work a lot and I'm sorry that I can't comment on all the others in the contest very often.

River Rocks

2008-07-12T17:35:00.003-06:00

That is what they are.
Tonight is the start of four, twelve hour night shifts. Blagh.
Wish me luck with the next three pictures

Baby Alex

2008-07-11T21:06:00.003-06:00

This is my boy. he is almost 7 months old. This isn't macro but it is as close as I could get without him grabbing the camera. He has pablum all over his face.

P.S. I was mistaken about yesterday subject. It is not bone but seashell. Sorry. It just isn't as cool when it is shell.

Bone necklace

2008-07-10T19:04:00.002-06:00

A bone necklace. That is really all I have to say.
I almost have everything up and running on my desk top. Woot!

Tuna Noodle Casserole

2008-07-09T19:23:00.002-06:00

Supper tonight was Tuna Noodle Casserole. It was very tasty and looked good. The back drop is the clip on part of my sons highchair. I wish I had been able to get he steam coming off of the food in the shot but I was way to hungry to try.

Nipples.

2008-07-08T19:18:00.002-06:00

So as I was getting ready for work this morning (6 am). I looked and saw my son's bottles and thought that a macro of the nipples would look cool. I think I was right.

Compost

2008-07-07T19:43:00.002-06:00

Sorry about the garbage picture today. I just got home from a 12 hour day at work. Didn't have a lot of time and I'm sleepy. The picture is of the top of our compost thing. No promises on the next two days I work them both.

Childrens Toes

2008-07-06T20:52:00.002-06:00

I remembered late that I needed to take a picture for today. My daughters volunteered to let me shoot their toes. So, there they are, dirt and all.

Lilies and Ants

2008-07-05T20:12:00.003-06:00

So after seeing all the macro flower shots I figured that I would go with the flow and do one of my own. As you can see I got a bit distracted by the ants that were inside the flower. They were hard to photograph because they were running all over the place. Below is a bonus Flower picture.

Computer Innards

2008-07-04T19:13:00.002-06:00

Thank Heavens that I have a laptop. The hard drive on my desk top started to act very strange and so I was able to get a new drive and I decided to re-install everything so that it was clean on my system. What a chore I forgot how long this stuff takes. I would have missed today if I didn't have my laptop. Wish me luck on getting it going.

Ribbons

2008-07-03T21:23:00.002-06:00

Just a shot of some of my daughters ribbons.

Ratty Old piece of Hotdog

2008-07-02T20:47:00.003-06:00

So, yesterday was Canada Day and we had some friends over for a B-B-Q.
Today I was looking for something to take a picture of and I found this dried up piece of hot dog. They are not so appetizing after they dry out.

New 30 day Photo Challange

2008-07-01T15:49:00.003-06:00

Well, there is a new Photo challenge and I hope that I do better on this one than I did on the last. So as you can see todays picture is of a butter fly. I don't expect my pictures to be all that sharp this time. I knocked my camera off of my desk and I think that I messed up the focus. All I know is it isn't working quite the way it should. Sadly I cannot afford to get a better camera right now so I'll have to suffer through it and so will you. Well, you will if you keep checking out my blog.

I FORGOT!!!

2007-09-02T23:16:00.000-06:00

I can't believe I forgot on the second day. I blame my parents, they came up to visit and I spent the day not thinking about taking a picture. Sorry, I'll do better on the next one.

Self Portrait Second round

2007-09-01T21:19:00.000-06:00

Well, I'm at it again. Not the greatest start. I almost forgot on the first day. That would have been embarrassing. I also can't believe that I have gray hair in my goatee. I'm not even 35! I blame my children.

The End?

2007-05-07T21:38:00.000-06:00

Who knows if I will be silly enough to do this again. It has been great looking at all the great work of the others. Congrats to you all. Thanks to all those who commented on my pics. Maybe one day I'll be better than I am now.

Life Saving Items.

2007-05-06T21:11:00.000-06:00

At this moment these items are all that is keeping the adults in the house going. Of course the kids are already better.

Fire Thing.

2007-05-05T21:25:00.000-06:00

Sorry about El Crappo shot today. I just got off a 12 hour shift. My family all have colds, myself included. Just grabbed this on the way home. I'll have a better shot tomorrow.

Bent Sign.

2007-05-04T21:59:00.000-06:00

The main reason I took this picture was because of the damage to the sign.

Effective Warewashing.

2007-05-03T20:45:00.000-06:00

This is a sign in the dish room where I work. I thought that it would look neat.

Early Skills Develpoment Signs.

2007-05-02T21:14:00.000-06:00

So here is the story behind this picture. My five year old daughter was having some self control issues in her Kindergarten class. She was throwing tantrums, not listening. Basically being a Five year old. So it was recommended that she be placed in a program called the Early Skills Development Program. This is a program where a teacher comes in and teaches the children about the basics of inter personal interaction. My wife and I agreed to let her take it.

At first I felt like it was saying that I was a bad father and that I had not taught my daughter what she needs. The lady who was running the course pointed out that in the past families always had lots of help in raising a child and it was not a sign of bad parenting that Lily was in this class.

After about three weeks My wife and I were able to see a big difference in how Lily was acting at home. She really was growing. By the end of the 11 week program she was a different child. She still has her rough days but she has grown so much. So these are the signs that were sent home to help us and her remember what the skills are and how to use them.

If you actually read this thanks. It feels good to share once in a while.