• Thursday-What'sUP April 16 - 04:46 am

Leave it to Joyce Tormala to capture Copper Country critters at their best. I'm not sure if these ducks are bathing, fishing for food or just playing in the clear, running water, but whatever they're doing, these are some great shots. My favorite is the first one with the water cascading over the duck's head like that. In the second shot, there could be some fishing for dinner involved, since it "ducked" it's head completely under water like that. If you look close at the last photo, you can see where the water droplets are coming off the duck's head, as it comes back up for air. Animal antics, just the thing to start the day off with a smile.

I know you are busy working on taxes and all but HURRY UP please - I want to vote!! ;-)

Actually I already did. Come on everyone. If you get out and vote on the Shelter Challange we can be ahead by the end of the day!

Fisrt thing I did on firing up the ol' enhanced calculator was vote and check the results.

Fisrt ??? First

Voted! Great photos all the way around today!!

Wow, Joyce, those are superb photos!

The push is on.....
These are entries from the Facebook page of the Denison City Pound.

Denison City Pound: The 2nd place Copper Country Humane Society is catching us! Get everyone voting!

Denison City Pound The Copper Country Humane Society is coming up fast! Keep voting!

I like today's duck pictures!

Those ducks are hopefully scraping the rocks on the bottom for blackfly larvae - I believe that is where the little suckers hide!

Here's today's numbers - they are up .07 we are up .09 since yesterday. There are .06 percentage points between us.
Go Pasties!

Except for the dribble from its beak the third picture looks almost as if it had been taken underwater looking up. It had me wondering for a minute how it was accomplished - that fish's eye view. I also noticed water running off the duck's back! :D

Here's an address touting new stamps coming out at the end of April as well as the first paragraph from the site:

http://www.pawnation.com/2010/04/13/in-the-news-shelter-pet-stamps-million-dollar-donations-and-mo/?icid=main

United States Postal Service

Stamps Spotlight Shelter Animals
Set to debut April 30, these adorable 44-cent stamps promote shelter animal awareness and encourage adopting homeless animals. The stamps will be available for purchase at your local post office, or pre-order online.

Great photos, especially the first one.

I love the pics today. All of the excitement about the voting race has inspired me to start looking for a dog to adopt. By the way, I vote faithfully each day, too, and I'm hoping it will pay off for the Copper Country Humane Society. Unfortunately, I'm too far away from Copper Harbor to adopt an animal there, but I hear that there is a "Meet Your Best Friend" adoption day at the Detroit Zoo on May 1st. All the rescues in the area bring animals to adopt, so I think I'll start there.

Great pictures today! Ducks are too cute!

Still voting at work and home. My sister and I think a few friends are also voting. I hope we can surpass them and keep the lead!

I love the new shelter stamps. I'll have to buy a bunch of them.

Cindy, that's wonderful that you feel inspired to adopt a dog. Good for you (and for the lucky best friend you will find)! I hope you will share the story with us.

Cindy, for what it is worth, my oldest son rescued a wonderful little dog from the humane society in Westland. He went to visit the little guy 2 or 3 times, and then called to reserve him on an October Friday at noon, and picked Toby up the next day. You might want to check that one out if you are looking for a dog. The humane society had neutered the dog, pulled a tooth, and fixed a hernia, all before my son saw Toby the first time. We are really impressed with them. (My son just managed to get the dog, too, because apparently the society got a dozen calls that Friday afternoon, all after my son's call.)

I love the diving duck pictures today. :-)

Joyce....is the duck a pet? LOL....you take the most AWESOME animal pics!

Here's the link!
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_shelterchallenge_from_shelterchallengeconfirmation_sidetabs

The POWER OF THE PASTY....vote, vote, vote!!!!!

This is just so awesome!

All the best to Toby, and Cindy....the most wonderful thing is going to happen to your heart when you get your new addition to the family! Blessings!

Holy Wahhh! Great spy!

I voted again today, took 3 seconds, COME ON YOOPERS TAKE TIME TO VOTE! Pic's today are fantastic as well.

UC

quack i remain walter p.

Good photos, looks like the first photo is plowing the water. My vote is in for CCHS

Thanks 4 sharing. There are mallard ducks where I live, 2.

is this a female mallard?

Yes.

I LOVE the photos today. They are awesome!

Super crystal clear shots!! Good job Joyce!! Cute subject too!

Just voted and we're ahead! Woo hoo!!!

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! ALSO JUST VOTED AND WE ARE NUMBER 1.;O)

LETS KEEP UP THE VOTING.

GREAT PHOTOS JOYCE!!! WAY TO GO FOR PASTY POWER!!! YIPPEE!!!

They must have altered the numbers, I see us behind by .05% at 6:02

Hei Rich, I thought the same thing. THEY're behind us by .05%. WE"RE IN FIRST PLACE!!!

This doesn't make sense ~ just refreshed and it showed CC at 2.94 and the Pound at 2.89?!! Do you have inside info Notroll?

Has there been any TV or newspaper coverage in Houghton of the challenge? If not, they need to do a story NOW to get everyone in the area into the voting ~

Just voted at home computer and we are ahead for sure. Us 2.94 Them 2.89 I voted three times yesterday. Home first, then 2 computers at work. I may be able to squeeze a fourth in today on my Boss'. lol

WOWOWOWOW!!!!! FABULOUS!!!!

The POWER OF THE PASTY!!! Keep the votes flying!

My fault, didn't read, so used to seeing us in second on my graph that I missed our move completely! Way to go Pasty Folks!