tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50303267274202185542012-02-08T12:56:10.065-05:00pictures, photos, photographs, photography, images, buy, sell, wallpaper, backgrounds, stock, camera, ipod, nano, wii, background, blog, free, trademark,Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-73045753342337411232007-06-30T15:38:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:38:20.615-05:00<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/Roa_nXejJfI/AAAAAAAAAC8/Pfw9XcEzkj0/s320/IMG_1133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081959912572134898" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When you spend all morning walking around the yard looking for a shot, then sit down on the porch disheartened only to see it starring you right in the face?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-7304575334233741123?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-30687006466342980132007-06-15T08:09:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:38:20.899-05:00<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnKjy94vzTI/AAAAAAAAAC0/TvHDBcPyfqM/s320/IMG_1048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076299826001333554" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Just one post before the weekend and a thought. There is beauty in even the simplest things.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-3068700646634298013?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-77311247525333759742007-06-14T18:23:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:38:21.145-05:00<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnHPTd4vzOI/AAAAAAAAACM/tvEaaTX24Tw/s320/IMG_1022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076066188370365666" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I received so much positive feedback on my "Rant On" post I thought it only appropriate to share another in my series of ammo photos.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-7731124752533375974?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-74048424104304608582007-06-14T15:39:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:38:21.498-05:00<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnHPfN4vzPI/AAAAAAAAACU/dUzO_73Bo6w/s320/IMG_1051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076066390233828594" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I usually know right away whether or not I like a photo that I've taken. This is one of those rare ones that leave me wondering. What do you think of it?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-7404842410430460858?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-35047223630378842762007-06-14T11:57:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:38:21.696-05:00<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnHPld4vzQI/AAAAAAAAACc/z4YrdGU9omE/s320/IMG_1013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076066497608011010" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There's a word out there for when something looks like something else. Do you know what it is?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-3504722363037884276?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-5467406874430325512007-06-13T19:41:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:38:21.880-05:00<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnHPsN4vzRI/AAAAAAAAACk/xUckRj3ZplI/s320/IMG_1003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076066613572128018" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Photoshop is a beautiful thing. This photo was brightly lit and in full color before the Shop got a hold of it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-546740687443032551?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-66749800903043638112007-06-13T13:27:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:38:22.090-05:00<img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBT294vzFI/AAAAAAAAABE/K8FNynX714w/s320/IMG_0983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075648983837166674" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lawful gun ownership in the US is now at an all time high. Despite what the evening news might have you believe, violent crime is at an all time low. Gun violence more than doubled in Britain after handguns were outlawed. Violent crimes in general saw an equal rise in numbers. You may not think that the two are connected but they most assuredly are. Independent research has shown that in an average year in the US gun owners used firearms for protection as many as 2.5 million times.<br /><br />So here's my challenge to you. If you honestly don't believe that a law abiding citizen should have the right to own a firearm put the following sign in your yard.<br /><br />"NOTICE: The residents of this home do not own firearms."<br /><br />Let me know how that works out for you.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-6674980090304363811?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-488500628207620992007-06-13T11:16:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:38:22.280-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBUnN4vzGI/AAAAAAAAABM/HkQFkDkfrZU/s1600-h/IMG_0576.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBUnN4vzGI/AAAAAAAAABM/HkQFkDkfrZU/s320/IMG_0576.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075649812765854818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnAdAt4vzDI/AAAAAAAAAA0/0lW1FpsQOiA/s1600-h/IMG_0576.JPG"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-48850062820762099?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-41627643216492287412007-06-12T18:01:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:38:22.638-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBVEt4vzHI/AAAAAAAAABU/ih49rwRY_EE/s1600-h/IMG_0950.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBVEt4vzHI/AAAAAAAAABU/ih49rwRY_EE/s320/IMG_0950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075650319571995762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lord knows we need the rain. The phlox appreciate it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-4162764321649228741?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-61112393488159286032007-06-12T15:43:00.001-05:002008-12-09T09:38:22.856-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBVSd4vzII/AAAAAAAAABc/wnL0lV3z03E/s1600-h/butterfly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBVSd4vzII/AAAAAAAAABc/wnL0lV3z03E/s320/butterfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075650555795197058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="sqq"></span>"It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection." Voltaire<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-6111239348815928603?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030326727420218554.post-25491235950159837292007-06-12T11:29:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:38:22.984-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBVc94vzJI/AAAAAAAAABk/2suhwPrvm8Q/s1600-h/IMG_0866.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HWDQB5LUfaw/RnBVc94vzJI/AAAAAAAAABk/2suhwPrvm8Q/s320/IMG_0866.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075650736183823506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The blogger wagon is full and I'm late for the show, much like this late blooming laurel.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5030326727420218554-2549123595015983729?l=thebigmonkeyblog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Samuel Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17495762645096198933noreply@blogger.com1