A whole new land opened up at Disney California Adventure this month, Cars Land. The Disney brains have created about a billion things to see, touch and smell to transport you to a small desert town called Radiator Springs on route 66. As we traveled this road through the town, I had to stop every two seconds as I saw some new and fascinating thing. My spouse, about 10 yards ahead of me had to keep yelling hurry up. I on the other had to keep yelling back, 'But the fence has little tires on it!'. I was glared at. I shrugged back. I got a bigger glare. I hurried up.
View on black or I will throw tiny tires at you when you are not looking
HFF
Friday, June 29, 2012
But The Fence Has Little Tires On It
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Minnie Mouse Caught Mid Burp
This just in, Minnie Mouse was photographed mid burp during the Mickey's Soundsational Parade. Eyes wide in shock as she noticed the camera facing her, she quickly turned away. No one was seriously hurt in the incident. When we questioned friends and family afterwards, 'no comment' was all we got except from Goofy who told us, 'atleast she hadn't farted like yesterday'. We'll look into that and get back to you at 11. Thank you for tuning in to D News
View on black or I'll give Minnie a couple of liters of diet coke and send over to you.
112 pictures in 2012: Female or Feminine :)
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Luigi's Tire Tower Is Not A Designated Smoking Area
Trapped by herd of people in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, I needed a familiar puff on a ciggy. I reached into my pocket and grabbed the cancer causing rolled stick of insectacide laced tobacco out of its smashed box. Then I reached into my other pocket and grabbed the flame thrower to light it with. With the familiar click of the flint the fire shot up. Bumped from behind I dropped the gaseous tube before I could light my cancer causing rolled stick of insectacide laced tobacco.
With a startled scream, I reached down to pick it up and as my fingers brushed the top of the scratched up plastic, a tiny foot rocked by and kicked it, sending it sliding down the pavement of Route 66. With cancer causing rolled stick of insectacide laced tobacco withdrawals, I chased it down the street, dodging in and out of the heavy traffice of people. When I got close to it, I made a dive for it, fearing it would be forever slid around like a hockey puck across the hot asphalt of road. Just as I was landing, a big dirty unlaced shoe slid by and I saw my poor lighter shoot off out of sight.
I stood up, frustrated and moody and my eyes happened upon a vision from heaven. A tower. A tower of tires. And it went all the way up to a giant lighter in the sky. Quickly I ran to the marvelous tower of treads and started climbing. At the top, I put the cancer causing rolled stick of insectacide laced tobacco in my hand and reached with all my might to the giant lighter in the sky. The tip barely making it, lit up.
Happy and joyfull, I brought the lit cancer causing rolled stick of insectacide laced tobacco down to me and just as I was about to take a puff, I lost my grip and began the free fall back down to earth.
I lay on the ground, arms spread out, cancer causing rolled stick of insectacide laced tobacco dangling from two fingers still lit. Smiling, I was about to take my first puff when a well polished shoe of the familiar Disney Police appeared out of nowhere and stepped on it, extinguishing it for good. The big booming voice from above explaining to me that this was not a designated smoking area and that I had to pay for the new cracks I made in the road from my fall.
Sad and now poor, I started to get up when I noticed laying next to me was my once lost lighter. I grabbed it fast and stood. Reaching into my pocket, I grabbed my cancer causing rolled stick of insectacide laced tobacco and pulled it out. Smashed beyond repair. I gabbed another. Split at the filter. Another. Obliterated. One after the other till the crushed pack was empty, not one good one.
Hunched over, with one hand on my aching back and my left foot draggng behind my, I wobbled off.
And that is why smoking is bad. Mmmm K
Saturday, June 23, 2012
OMG! Tow Mater's Real!
With the opening of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, Disney just had to find away to get the characters of Cars to join in. And they did. Tow Mater, Lightning McQueen and the others actually drive around Route 66 in Radiator Springs.
Tow Mater came rolling down the street and it looked like the Beatles coming to America for the first time. Girls screamed and waved there hands in the air, tears streaming down there cheeks. Swooning, I passed out ... er, they passed out.
View on Black or I'll stand in your driveway waving my hands in the air and screaming everytime you drive in and out.
HCS
Friday, June 22, 2012
My Glasses, A Fence, Route 66 And A Cactus I Named Ned
Cars Land has opened at Disney California Adventure and what the Disney Imagineers have done is nothing short of amazing! When you enter Cars Land you are completely immersed into the world of Cars. You really feel like you are in the desert town of Radiator Springs on Route 66. The detail is so amazing, I just had to get a closer look.
Standing next to the fence near Radiator Springs Racer, I accidentally dropped my glasses. Seeing a cast member not too far away but trapped by a sea of people, I hollered if I could climb over the fence to get them. He nodded, I climbed, got some good close up shots and climbed back.
Having made it back over the fence, I saw another site I wanted a close up shot of. Oops, dropped my glasses again. I hollered, he nodded, I climbed, I shot, I returned back.
Looking back, I don't know how I missed it but I saw another must have shot. Butter fingers me, dropped my poor, now scratched up glasses once again. I looked over to the cast member, hollered, felt two hands from behind me grab the top of my shirt and the top of my pants, was flung through the air over the fence and heard the words, Have at it buddy, as I landed in some cactus.
PS.
The cactus is real.
View on black Cactus Butt!
HFF
My Glasses, A Fence, Route 66 And A Cactus I Named Ned
Cars Land has opened at Disney California Adventure and what the Disney Imagineers have done is nothing short of amazing! When you enter Cars Land you are completely immersed into the world of Cars. You really feel like you are in the desert town of Radiator Springs on Route 66. The detail is so amazing, I just had to get a closer look.
Standing next to the fence near Radiator Springs Racer, I accidentally dropped my glasses. Seeing a cast member not too far away but trapped by a sea of people, I hollered if I could climb over the fence to get them. He nodded, I climbed, got some good close up shots and climbed back.
Having made it back over the fence, I saw another site I wanted a close up shot of. Oops, dropped my glasses again. I hollered, he nodded, I climbed, I shot, I returned back.
Looking back, I don't know how I missed it but I saw another must have shot. Butter fingers me, dropped my poor, now scratched up glasses once again. I looked over to the cast member, hollered, felt two hands from behind me grab the top of my shirt and the top of my pants, was flung through the air over the fence and heard the words, Have at it buddy, as I landed in some cactus.
PS.
The cactus is real.
View on black Cactus Butt!
HFF
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Bootstrappers
Aye Matey, the Bootstrappers will come out and sing for you in New Orleans Square. Distracting you with songs and antics, they will pilfer ye blind and ye wont even have the shirt on your back when thy be done with you.
I tried pilfering back, but I got beat up! Yes, by the girl. Stop laughing, it wasn't that funny. She be strong for a little lass.
View on black or I'll send her to your ship to beat you up too.
112 Pictures in 2012: Music
Thursday, June 14, 2012
At Play On The Sea In A Tree
I was all excited about todays challenge 'At Play'. I grabbed my camera, I grabbed my keys, I grabbed the cat and jumped in the car and headed off to disneyland. Halfway there, I made a u-turn, sped home, threw the cat back in the house and headed towards Disneyland once again.
What says 'At Play' more than a treehouse! Then I saw the boat. Hmmmm, boat or treehouse. Undecided, I began to climb the tree and rather quickly was scolded and told to use the stairs by the Disney Police. At the top of the treehouse, I found the boat. Back and forth I went, what to shoot? Boat. Treehouse. Boat. Treehouse. It was maddening trying to decide. Then a bird pooped on me, I got mad, went home and threw up this damn photo for your enjoyment.
View on black or you can wash my bird poopied shirt
Our Daily Challenge: At Play
Tail Light Flowers
I found these cool flowers parked in the weeds at Cars Land in DCA. I attempted to pick one but as soon as I would get close, I tow line would hook into my back belt loop and fling me back over the fence. I gave up trying after the 9th flinging. I love Tow Mater but the dude doesn't know his own strength. He flung me so far the last time, I'm not sure I was in the same state.
View on Black or be flung
112 Pictures in 2012: Wild Plant or Flower
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Power Of Suggestion
I wanted to get some nice photos of Roger to give to Jessica but I could not get him to stand still for the life of me. Every shot came out as a frantic blur! Hold still, sit down, shut up already, I became horse uttering these words over and over. Finally, I had an idea. I yelled over to him, "Roger! Look! A photo of Medusa!" He looked. He froze. He turned to stone. Putting away the picture of myself that I just tricked him with, I raised the camera, snickered that I had the last laugh and just as I was pushing the shutter button, water shot out of his ears. I give up.
View on Black or I'll show you a photo of Medusa!
112 Pictures in 2012: Statue or Sculpture
Monday, June 11, 2012
Crowd Control
To keep the crowds at Disney California adventure under control, Disney planted this wisteria vine. It grows about a foot a minute and anyone standing still within it's vicinity is immediately obsorbed into the plant thus freeing up space to let more people into the park. I was lucky enough to sneak up behind the plant, take five shots at different exposures and make a run for it before the plant even knew I was there.
View on Black or I'll plant the Evil Wisteria plant near you
Sunday, June 10, 2012
The Beauty of Age
Things have a tendency to become more beautiful as they age, each new line or spot tells a story. The world grows up around it and as we look upon it, we see history as it is and not how it was. It's different, more interesting, romantic even. It demands respect now, surviving time where others did not.
View on Black wrinkle butt
HSS
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Summer Time, And The Living Is Easy
He made a smart alec comment to me so I knocked his hat off. Thats when he got really mad a blew his top.
View on black or I'll strip down to my skivvies and run through the fountain
HCS
Friday, June 8, 2012
Hey Grandma! Wanna Dollar?
I don't like elevators and I was too exhausted to climb stairs, so I don't get the glare I recieved when I asked to be carried up the stairs. She had a walker to help steady herself, I don't see the problem. Ten minutes of negotiations and a dollar later, she finally agreed. I climbed up on her back and yelled words of encouragement, 'MOVE YOUR A ... Grandma!" She hitched up her skirt, ran like the dickens, reached the top, dropped me like a sack of potatoes, held out her hand for the dollar I promised then ran right over me with her walker. How rude!
View on black ... I'll give you a dollar (it's fake like the one I gave the grandma)
Our Daily Challenge: Stairs
Through The Fence I Heard A D'OH!
You know how when you take 100 pictures of something and it turns out that the first shot was the best anyway? Well, yeah, that didn't happen.
For my Fenced Friday shot, I thought I would shoot the fence around Big Thunder Railroad. I tried a panning shot near the waterfall as the train went by. Hated it. Then I tried another shot as it came down the hill. Hated it. Tried a shot of it going UP the hill with the fence in the back. Hated it. I tried a narrow field shot of the fence with no stupid train. Hated it! Then a lizard ran by and distracted me. Eureka! I took a shot of the lizard with the fence in bokeh! Hated it, hated it HATED IT! They were all horrible. Obviously my camera wasn't working cause MY shots don't come out that bad.
Frustrated and exhausted, I did the only thing I could think of, run around in circles waving my hands in the air like a crazy person and then fall to the ground in a hissy fit.
As I lay there on the hot ground, a wad of old gum stuck to my chest, I realized I had my photo. I nice low shot of the fence with the grass bokeh. I pushed the camera in front of me, looked through the view finder, placed my finger on the shutter, slowly applied pressure and focused on the fence. As my finger began it's descent down on the shutter button, a whistle blew as the train approached, a kid cried and I became a speed bump for a stroller.
Click. D'OH!
The fence, no longer in focus, was my last shot. I was hot, tired and I had gum on my chest and tire marks on my back.
Not the BEST fence photo but the grass sure is pretty.
View on black or I'll throw my gum at you
HFF
Thursday, June 7, 2012
If Disney Owned The Rights To The Friday The 13th Franchise
Some say legend has it, on Grad Night at the Disneyland Resort, a strange figure roams the parks looking for victims to kill. It only hunts those with impure thoughts of sex, drugs and rock and roll.
Which is why a million kids show up every year for Grad Night and only one makes it home.
View on Black or Mickey Mouse wearing a hockey mask will jump out and get you
112 Pictures in 2012: #105 Fog, Mist or Smoke
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The Train
Tired and wearty I sat on the bench at the lonely train station staring at the mural on the wall. I crack of light apperead and spread across the solid barrier between here and there. The light spread and a door where there was none appeared before my eyes. A Train floated to a stop on the other side and a conductor walked out to me and offered his hand which I took. I could feel warmth, happiness and life flow through me as we walked throught the doors to the waiting train.
View on black and never be afraid of the train when it comes.
112 Pictures in 2012: $40 Begins With T
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This is a practical shot, not PS. It was pretty difficult getting everything lined up so the conductor was the right size and none of the other 5 million people where in the shot. But it was kinda fun looking goofy sitting on the floor. :)
Monday, June 4, 2012
Apparently You Spell It "Ah-oo-Ga"
Walking up to the Horseless Carriage parked at the end of Main Street USA, I approached the driver and asked if I could toot her horn. (We'll just skip over the next few minutes of conversation and continue on with the story. Apparently I have bad phrasing).
She nodded in the affirmative and I reached over to the horn, wrapped my hands around the big rubber ball then yelled AH OO GA at the top of my lungs. The driver to the Horselsess Carriage jumped, let out a yelp, glared at me, gritted her teeth and asked me to politly leave without moving her lips.
I said fine but could I pet the horse first?
View on Bla AH OO GA!!! (I'm gonna keep doing that till you view on black
112 Pictures for 2012: #50 Yellow
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A very slightly different shot
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Why I Have No Hair
Back in the 80's, the bigger and more flamboyant something was, the better. So I but this here hair dryer advertised on TV.
View on black or I'll aim at you
HSS
Saturday, June 2, 2012
The Red Carpet Experience
As my stretched fertilizer truck limo pulled up to the movie theater premiere, my foot landed on the soft red carpet as I stepped out. I looked around and realized everyone was screaming and running around, waving there hands in the air. All for me I thought, all for me.
View on Black or I'll have my stretched fertilizer truck limo driver pull up in front of your house ... in the rain
HCS
Friday, June 1, 2012
Don't Be Fertilizer, Please Don't Be Fertilizer
Having not eaten in atleast an hour, I was starving. Looking around, I saw this truck advertising Kellogg's at the end of the long street and made straight for it.
Cereal I cried!
It's Fertilizer you dumb (there were no kids around when he said it).
View on black or I'll switch out your cereal for the other kellogg's product
Our Daily Challenge: Advertisement
Being One Of The First Is Not Always Easy
Upon hearing that the fence was down around Carthay Circle in Disney California Adventure, I knew it would get crowded and fast. I had to hatch a plan to get through the park quickly. My head spun around in circles like the Mad Hatter and my eyes fell upon a tired mother with a baby in a stroller headed in the right direction.
I approached her and asked if she needed help. She looked at me and her eyes lit up with joy. I offered to push the stroller for her, she smiled thankfully.
I shuffled my rubber soled shoes, zig zagging like a stock car, across the pavement to heat them up for better traction. I announced our destination to make sure we were going to the same place and as soon as I heard the affirmation I was off.
The baby buggy wheels screeched as smoke flew from the back and we were off! At first I darted back and forth between pedestrians but that was taking to long so I just made a bee line straight for my destination, mowing down people as I went! I glanced back at the sea of Guests all lying on the ground holding there ankles yelling 'Owey' and when I faced back around I found I was joined by another Baby Buggy speeding through the park.
Our eyes locked, I glared, he growled. I stepped it up, taking the Baby Buggy to its limits, so did he. Neck and neck we pushed, sweat pouring off in the hot sun.
I saw my chance to beat him coming up, a corner and I was on the inside. Just as we came to the ninety degree turn, I swerved towards him, the wheels of my borrowed buggy crashed into the wheels of the other buggy and I sent him flying straight over the side of the dead end of the road. I heard a big boom and smoke rose into the air where he went down
I hit the corner around 85mph, two wheels coming off the ground as I banked sharply to the left. I was sure it was going over but then it miraculously came down on all four again just as I saw my destination.
We skidded sideways to a stop right in front of the newly opened fountain. Head down, breathing heavy, drenched in sweat, I began to raise my head to view the majestic site when my body gave out and I crashed to the ground unable to move from shear exhaustion. With what little remaining strength I had, I raised my camera blindly above my head and pushed the shutter button once. The last thing I remember before passing out was a mom telling her kids to stand on the bump in the road for a better view and six sets of feet standing on me.
View on Black Or I'll use you to get the dents out of the baby buggy
HFF
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For some more really cool shot of Carthay Circle and Carthay Theater, check out the links
My Favorite
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The fountain and the theater
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The fountain and the theater 2
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