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Clubhouse Chat May 9th – Coffee with ilene

Posted on May 8, 2021 by ileneh

COFFEE WITH iLENE at 9pm ET on Clubhouse, Sun. night, May 9th.

TOPIC: Mother’s Day! Come rant, reminisce, and remember our Moms that so totally screwed us up!

https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/PAaOa3YR

ilene resurrects her popular two-hour chat from eWorld and Talk City! Tonight say hello and meet former hosts from all over the world. Everyone welcome. Former Talk City hosts join me as moderators: AnaCCConda, PonyCCC, and 7CCCs. Let me know if you need an invite to Clubhouse. I have 5 left I think. Preference given to former eWorlders and Talk City hosts. email me if you have an iPhone and need an invite! You must have an iPhone to use Club House, although I hear the beta for Android users is around too.

Posted in Commentary | Tagged Cafe ilene, chat, Clubhouse, Coffee with Ilene, eWorld, Mother's Day, Talk City | 1 Comment

Dating and Mating in Coffee with ilene on Clubhouse!

Posted on April 25, 2021 by ileneh

COFFEE WITH iLENE at 9pm ET on Clubhouse tonight (Sunday, April 25th)!

TOPIC TONIGHT: Dating and Mating – The Abyss of Online Dating.

Let me know if you need an invite to Clubhouse. I have 3 left I think. Preference given to former eWorlders and Talk City hosts. email me if you have an iPhone and need an invite! You must have an iPhone to use Club

www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xBzvNXow

eWorld Welcome Screen from a Galaxy Far Far Away

Posted in Commentary, News | Tagged chat, conversation, eWorld, friends, gab, humor, Social media, Talk City | 1 Comment

Great Blue Heron and Beavers at the Needham, MA Reservoir

Posted on April 11, 2021 by ileneh

I’ve had a frustrating two years shooting photos with two bad cameras (Nikon D7500) and a Sigma Bigma (50-500mm) lens that wasn’t fixed properly. Finally, I “retired” the Bigma and bought a Tamron 150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3 lens in March. I also had my second D7500 serviced under warranty by Nikon. This one had the compression board and the lens housing replaced!

Finally, with working equipment, I wandered over to the local pond and was lucky enough to find beavers, a Great Blue Heron, a swan, a couple of mallard ducks, and a variety of turtles. I am once again feeling like doing photography isn’t wasting my life away and am getting the shots I’ve been missing for way too long!

I hope you enjoy my shots. These are all minimally edited, that is, they are color corrected and slightly sharpened. No sticks or objects were removed, because I prefer to show you the real environment in which the animals and birds were feeding.

**Great Blue Heron Stalking Fish at the Reservoir**

**Great Blue Heron Wrestling with Dinner**

Beavers

A rare treat for me was the disovery that two beaver now inhabit the reservoir. I have never been so close to one of these amazing critters. They swim rather quickly, so while I couldn’t get a full view of the tail, I was able to capture the face. According to mass.gov “Beavers are North America’s largest native rodents, weighing between 35 and 80 pounds as adults. They can be 2–3 feet in length, with an additional 10–18 inches for the tail.”

Posted in Photo | Tagged Ardea herodias, beaver, birding, Great blue heron, Massachusetts, nature, Needham Reservoir, New England, Nikon D7500, pond, rodent, Tamron, water fowl, wetlands, wildlife | 3 Comments

New Photos and New Products for 2020 and Beyond

Posted on October 31, 2020 by ileneh

This has been a hard year with the cancellation of all of the shows and fairs in which I participate. That doesn’t mean I’ve stopped creating products with my photographs though! Presently, I am creating a 2021 Nature Calendar, to be showcased in a few weeks.

Below you will see the new 5 x 7 note cards I’ve created, plus some jigsaw puzzles, and bags. The cards have one picture on the front and are blank inside. The back includes another small photo with a title and my contact information. Feel free to send a request for a critter to be put on a card, if you don’t see exactly what you want in my samples below. To see other cards I have available please look at the previous message. Most of my photos are shot in Massachusetts, in Needham, Natick, Newton, Dedham, Dover, or Wellesley. Any card can be customized with your name or a message on the front or inside. All of my photographs are also available as fine art prints in almost any size you need.

Please click on a photo to see a larger version and the detail. Use the side scroll arrows to step through each photo.

If you are interested in ordering any of the items shown, or want to custom order a print or card, please email me. A comment from you is always appreciated. The comment box appears on the bottom of the page. Thank you for visiting my site!

Puzzles Currently Available

Needham High School Sledding — Fishing Bridge Puzzle

Miscellaneous Other Products

Posted in Photo | Tagged Autumn, Bald Eagle, chipmunk, Fall, Great blue heron, Needham Reservoir, Note Cards, Rabbit, River Otter, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Squirrel | 2 Comments

New Photos New Products

Posted on November 20, 2019 by ileneh

In preparation for a couple of exhibits and fairs, I ordered new products from different sources this year (previously I only used Shutterfly). To my selective selection of self-printed 13″ x 19″ and 8.5″ x 11″ and 8″ x 10″ fine art prints, I’ve added postcards, flat cards, bigger magnets, and bags. I always offer 3.5″ x 5″ and 5″ x 7″ folded note cards. I also created a limited edition 2020 Nature Calendar.

The next show I will participate in is posted here on my site: The Needham Fifth Annual Winter Arts Festival on Saturday, December 14th.

Shown below are some of the new items I either ordered or printed for your viewing and buying pleasure! The White Dove card includes a holiday message. All of the 5″ x 7″cards below are blank inside and the 12″ x 13″ grocery tote bags are reusable, but not washable. The last two cards shown are flat cards (Owen’s Poultry Farm and the Fishing Bridge). I offer the Needham High School sledding photo as a postcard too.

Click any photo to see a larger version.