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It turns out the rabbit has been eating the fallen birdseed, so I finally got the camera where I wanted to have a good shot of it. The eyes are still goofy, but that is just what the camera does. Of course some of the animals like to check out the camera up close: I think the raccoon has clued in to the fact that where the camera is, there might be treats. I sort of like the aesthetic of the random photos at the end of the sessions, too: I also got a pretty good one of the front of the skunk :D

I had some honey peanuts on a plate. The cat was very disappointed after checking them out: We have a lot of possums: We have at least two skunks: (The water bucket has a trough heater in it to keep the water from freezing, I have been very happy with it). And we have two foxes:  These doves are so cool: And of course squirrels: I'm not tired of them--these guys get enough to eat so they aren't the big garden pests they can be. Who knew a camera with a tiny pinhole lens and no viewfinder could be such fun? This is me now every night:

This is much further away from the house, and the animals seem a lot more relaxed; so I will probably keep the camera out there. J made a stand for the camera so it can be moved around more easily than the fiberglass urn that it was on before, too. Here are a couple of photos from Saturday night: A mouse: A pretty good skunk photo! I'm hoping to get the fox again--I can see the prints in the snow where they like to travel, so I will put the camera near the prints and cross my fingers. ___________________________________________________________________________ The doll show was, as usual, a lot of fun. It was also super crowded this year, so it was a little harder to paw through tupperware than in previous years--I still found a lot of inexpensive clothes and three pair of minifee shoes, which was great (especially at 3.00 a pair). I saw a vendor (verisariod at gmail) who makes comissioned miniatures of all kinds of things. The business card is a bit blu...

I guess the fox decided the possum was too big. There is a delay in the camera and sometimes the most interesting things happen between shots :D

He's PURPLE and ADORABLE..he is a Soom Dia shrunk down to fairy size. Cat gave me an Auber for Christmas and it is such a nice size--weighs nothing, fits in the palm of your hand, and poses amazingly well. The outfits tend to be just trim decorated and stitched together to fit, because these guys are sort of Ken sized--they can take Ken sized tops and jackets, and slim stretch pants. I love how this version is painted. Here is his sales page: https://gem.dollsoom.com/en/shop/metato-cosmic-sprite/ And a photo of his fairy feets: (he comes with "shoe feet" as well) And now the story of some bananas:

I cheated last night and put out a turkey carcass in front of the camera, and surprisingly the possums were the first to show up. They got most of it :D Then the skunks came by: Then the raccoon (which I have not resized, it was just an OK image) And finally two foxes: On one of the other images you can see a second pair of fox legs, but I liked this one because his eyes were at a good angle. If the camera was less expensive, I would be tempted to take it over to a local tiny wilderness area where I know there are deer and strap it to a tree-- but I am pretty sure some other mammal would take it away. :D

                                                     This is what I got for Christmas that is the nearest thing to "a toy"--it's a Bass Pro trail camera with a motion sensor and an IR setting for night. This is what we got last night: So we have squirrel, possums, raccoons, skunks, rabbits and at dawn, a dove. I like having the time, date, and temperature on there as well! And it says Camera1-- so there is a temptation to get Camera 2 for the section further back. :D