The Coffee House

[DinoThePhotoGuy]

Welcome to The Coffee House, where there is no competition, no Leaderboard, no C&C, and no stress. It was started by small group of TPF gnomes who not only like photography, but also like to share coffee, cinnamon buns, poems, and stories.

Pull up a seat, grab a cup, and unwind!

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[snowbear116 47]

Welcome to The Coffee House, where there is no competition, no Leaderboard, no C&C, and no stress. It was started by small group of TPF gnomes who not only like photography, but also like to share coffee, cinnamon buns, poems, and stories.

Pull up a seat, grab a cup, and unwind!

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what is C&C First time I see it.

Comments & Critique, Comments & Criticism - take your pick.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Gotta love Peeps! are those the first sign of spring?? Got several inches of snow, at least the hockey game I was planning to go to was televised.

 

[DinoThePhotoGuy]

Welcome to The Coffee House, where there is no competition, no Leaderboard, no C&C, and no stress. It was started by small group of TPF gnomes who not only like photography, but also like to share coffee, cinnamon buns, poems, and stories.

Pull up a seat, grab a cup, and unwind!

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what is C&C First time I see it.

Comments & Critique, Comments & Criticism - take your pick.

ok. Thanks

 

[limr31]

I had a little all-yellow parakeet named Macoco, and those yellow Peeps look exactly like her. So they're my favorites

I miss having birds. Their cage was never closed so they could fly around all they wanted and then go back to their cage for night time. Macoco was a very acrobatic flyer, very spirited. My other bird, Cosmo Brown, however, was a puttering old cargo plane that crash landed a lot. He was such an awkward little thing

 

[bribrius]

asked to shoot a birthday party today. No money. Family. I think i am going to skip it. Just not really interested in doing it...bored with them. i will stay home instead.

 

[oldhippy]

Iced in. About 7 days now. Melting snow for coffee, dog water and cleaning. No shortage of snow. Roads are pure ice. Water broke at the county tank. Will be days before we get water. Come on spring. Have plenty of food, heat, and electric. Sounds like something an old hippy can handle. Later. Ed

 

[limr31]

Iced in. About 7 days now. Melting snow for coffee, dog water and cleaning. No shortage of snow. Roads are pure ice. Water broke at the county tank. Will be days before we get water. Come on spring. Have plenty of food, heat, and electric. Sounds like something an old hippy can handle. Later. Ed

Sorry you've been iced in for so long, Ed! I'm glad you're in good shape, though, and have what you need. Hang in there

 

[snowbear116 47]

Iced in. About 7 days now. Melting snow for coffee, dog water and cleaning. No shortage of snow. Roads are pure ice. Water broke at the county tank. Will be days before we get water. Come on spring. Have plenty of food, heat, and electric. Sounds like something an old hippy can handle. Later. Ed

We have faith you'll get there. Stay warm.

 

[snerd]

They moved back our ice to Monday night - Tuesday night. Cold today, 32 but with north wind blowing about 30mph. Cuts like a knife!!

 

[pgriz]

Daughter and (new) son got married yesterday. Snow held off until after the ceremony at the tiny church we used, and the trip to the reception hall about 10 minutes away was uneventful. Reception started at 4:30-ish, and all the important things one does during such events got done. As the family photographer, I DID NOT TAKE A SINGLE PHOTO. I did, however, talk with everyone there, and danced with every woman at least once, and probably a few of the guys as well (memory's kinda hazy there). It was talk, dance, eat, dance, drink, dance, speechify, dance, eat, dance, drink, dance...

The photographic duties were amply covered by two photographers who had at least four cameras between them, a ton of lighting gear, and incredible stamina. Plus pretty much everyone had smartphone or P&S or mirrorless or whatever, so no shortage of image-making. Major revelation of the evening? I really, really love the new in-laws - interesting, funny, generous, hard-working, and just really nice people.

The negative is that there are now about thirty boxes of stuff in our dining room that we carted out of the reception area that have to be sorted and either put away or thrown out, or recycled. We'll start on that after lunch, which we should get going shortly. And I get to catch up with a little TPF browsing.

 

[snowbear116 47]

36, mostly sunny, still have snow (and I suspect some ice) on the ground. Waiting for the CATV folks to show up and install or switch systems. We just got the confirmation robo-call.

 

[snowbear116 47]

Daughter and (new) son got married yesterday. Snow held off until after the ceremony at the tiny church we used, and the trip to the reception hall about 10 minutes away was uneventful. Reception started at 4:30-ish, and all the important things one does during such events got done. As the family photographer, I DID NOT TAKE A SINGLE PHOTO. I did, however, talk with everyone there, and danced with every woman at least once, and probably a few of the guys as well (memory's kinda hazy there). It was talk, dance, eat, dance, drink, dance, speechify, dance, eat, dance, drink, dance...

The photographic duties were amply covered by two photographers who had at least four cameras between them, a ton of lighting gear, and incredible stamina. Plus pretty much everyone had smartphone or P&S or mirrorless or whatever, so no shortage of image-making. Major revelation of the evening? I really, really love the new in-laws - interesting, funny, generous, hard-working, and just really nice people.

The negative is that there are now about thirty boxes of stuff in our dining room that we carted out of the reception area that have to be sorted and either put away or thrown out, or recycled. We'll start on that after lunch, which we should get going shortly. And I get to catch up with a little TPF browsing.

Congratulations to your daughter and son-in-law, and to you.

 

[pgriz]

Iced in. About 7 days now. Melting snow for coffee, dog water and cleaning. No shortage of snow. Roads are pure ice. Water broke at the county tank. Will be days before we get water. Come on spring. Have plenty of food, heat, and electric. Sounds like something an old hippy can handle. Later. Ed

Ed, good to know you're in good shape to hunker down. Hopefully the water will come back soon. The cold has been popping water mains up here almost on a daily basis - and if your car is anywhere near the break, it's encased in ice, so it might have to stay that way until the next thaw. So people are getting really careful about listening to the radio and learning when and where the next break happens.

 

[pgriz]

Oh, and lest I forget.... The father/daughter dance was supposed to go to the tune of "My Girl" by the Temptations. Just as that moment, the sound system had a glitch. No matter, the entire audience started singing the song, and we danced to that.