SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS!!!!!

[a la izquierda]

1) Summer Camouflage


2) Summer Buss


3) Lecture on the importance of coming when called



Congratulations to all the finalists and participants! Thanks for voting!

[Mnemosyne]

1. K&R for great photos! nt

[mnhtnbb]

2. OK, I claim Summer Camouflage, but I tell you those darn deer have been hanging around all week

wondering if they were going to win a prize!



I've been photographing deer in and around our yard for several years. We get a lot of them!
Half an hour ago there were FIVE of them in our front yard chowing down on azaleas!

See?

Caught three in this quick photo through the window...and then when they scattered another shot of them
up the hill from the house. Do you suppose they're expecting residuals?



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[passiveporcupine]

7. OMG, where do you live?

I want to come visit. What a beautiful yard you have. And the deer compliment it nicely.

Love the summer camouflage photo...it took me awhile to see the second deer.

[mnhtnbb]

14. We live just off Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, NC

Although we are right in town, you'd think we were out in the woods.

The deer have actually become quite a problem. When we first moved here 15 years ago, we'd see
one or two occasionally. I walk my rescue dog, Snowy, every morning, and it's now routine for us
to see deer almost every morning. We've seen as many as 13 at a time. But it's still somewhat
rare to see them during the day. The Summer Camouflage photo was taken around noon
one day when I was returning from taking Snowy for her mid-day walk.

[Jim Lane]

25. I lived near Franklin Street in the 1970s, never saw any deer or heard about any sightings

You report that it changed to a few sightings 15 years ago and now routine. I wonder what changed.

[mnhtnbb]

26. Apparently, it's a result of development, deer losing habitat, and no population control.

http://www.townofchapelhill.org/town-hall/departments-services/police/information/deer-management-program

[mnhtnbb]

3. Congratulations to the other winners!

I LOVE Summer Buzz by Solly Mack!



The expression on that dog's face in Lecture on the importance of being called (by OhWiseOne) is priceless!



Congratulations to all the finalists!

[irisblue]

4. coming when called

near 20years with dogs.( thank you who ever sent Alex to me)....that face the human...

[tech3149]

5. It's almost impossible to choose a winner

They are all great but # 3 grabs me the most.

[Skittles]

24. I picked that one too.....read further down for a post about that lovely dog, Shady

[SoapBox]

6. Love the contests!

Always so fun and interesting to look at the pics.

[TBF]

8. LOVE #1 -

In the midwest you learn that when you see a deer fly across the road it's time to stop - because there will be at least one if not more following it ...

[blogslut]

9. kick!

[rpannier]

10. Liked the last one

It's a lesson learned. Next time the dog wants her she won't be slow

[japple]

11. Great photographs. Awesome talent!

Thanks for sharing.

[a kennedy]

12. Congratulations to all winners.......photographs are just beautiful

[SwissTony]

13. I didn't pick any of those, but they are all brilliant. No complaints. n/t

[Mira]

15. Hearty Congratulations to

Mnhtnbb
Solly Mack
OhWiseOne

Well deserved wins, tough choices.
Very fine Summer contest with great and diverse entries.

Thank you a la izquierda for running the contest.

[bigwillq]

16. Great job!

I love these photo contests!

K and R

[Solly Mack]

17. Congrats to mnhtnbb!!! & OhWiseOne !!

Deer are so pretty!

Another season and on to the next!

I love that dog's expression!

Thanks, a la izquierda.

[Skittles]

18. whose dog is that

I LOVE that picture

[OhWiseOne]

19. Was my dog

Her name was Shady (as in the shady lady). A border collie who was beyond smart. We had an invisible fence around our driveway so Shady would hang out in front of our house. One day the UPS driver delivered a package and then gave Shady a treat. Next day, I am sitting at my computer and I hear someone yelling for help out front. The FedEx guy had left a package at the front door and Shady had planted herself between him and his truck making it very clear to him that he was not leaving until she got a treat. I explained to him that if he had a problem with that he needed to take it up with the UPS driver since he trained her that way. After that he understood that Shady insisted there was a price to leave packages at our house and he came prepared.

Shady passed away three weeks ago. She had been with us for 14 years and I still miss her every day.

[mnhtnbb]

20. I am so sorry to hear that about Shady.

She surely had a lot of personality, which was so evident in your photo.
Our fur babies become so much a part of our lives that they do indeed leave a hole
in our hearts when they leave us.

[Skittles]

21. wow

that's worthy of its own thread, with that fantastic picture / caption

what an awesome dog she was; I am so sorry to hear of her passing


Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you...
I loved you so --
'twas Heaven here with you.

by Isla Paschal Richardson

[Solly Mack]

23. I'm so sorry!

It's evident what a great dog she was!

[Beringia]

22. kick

[Omaha Steve]

27. I voted for 1) Summer Camouflage

K&R!

OS

[LWolf]

28. I love these, and many that are not in this top three. nt