A SMILE FOR WEDNESDAYS -- Can we play too?
posted by micki at 8/30/2006 09:02:00 AM
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
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22 Comments:
During their four weeks break from school work, my girls spent an overly large proportion of their time playing video games. My youngest daughter bought Harvest Moon for the Gameboy (I don’t know why, she already had it for Nintendo, but whatever, it’s her birthday money.) She played it from the time she woke up in the mornings, and would fall asleep with it in her hands in the evenings. This happened several days in a row. On this day, I had called her to do one of her chores. She left the game on the dresser next to her aquarium full of toads and frogs. She had the volume high, and the music was playing. I searched out the music I heard, and found that the critters in the aquarium were equally as curious as I was. They sat there looking at the Gameboy for 15 minutes. As you can see from the length of this exposure, they were captivated.
Camera - Konica Minolta 70
Film - Fuji HQ ISO 100
Shutter Speed - 3 seconds
Aperture Setting - f-11 Aperture Mode
Lens - Minolta 28-85mm zoom lens at 45
Scanning Method - My scan from my cheap little hp officejet 5510v all-in-one copy/scanner/faxer/printer
I like this, at first it looks like a pointless photo, but it has a casual lazy feel to it, I like.
Cool! Thats a lovely story!
You daughter sounds like my youngest boy LOL I told him when school starts he will be restricted to the time he spends on the computer and video games LOL
hehe cute capture!
At first I thought they were staring down their lunch; the cricket(?) in the tank.
Very cute shot.
It does make me smile...nice stuff...8/10
Lovely story and a superb shot!
They seems to be very curious guy...:-)
They are probably wondering when the annoying sound will end. I can't stand listening to the music and noise from gameboys. Especially when I'm driving:)
Delightful picture, Micki! :-) I wonder if they wanted to play "Frogger"? Nah, probably to violent and close to home for them.
Interesting for sure.
Astrobeck
Highly amusing little tale and shot once you realise what is going on.
hehe amusing. Strange choice of pets too!
The story with the photo did make me smile. It also brought back memories of my kids when they received their first Nintendo after many years of begging for one... we finally gave in to the pressure! That little frog behind the water bowl looks so cute and very curious. Cheers... Chris
I wonder what they are thinking in that aquarium. They must have frog-thoughts of some kind . . they do look content but frogs always do!
Micky now a gardener.. I love this photo!
I can feel the mood in your home looking at it... you have a little "naturegirl" in training!I'll have to play some tunes for my frogs in the pond.:)
Crickets and frogs like a good dance party too! :o)
Nice shot and story.
:D How funny!
Loved Paul's comment...Frogger...hehe.
Oh, and, my younger sister has a silver one of these Gameboy things. Believe me, I know the type that can't stop playing them. :) She's even taken it in the shower!?! Quite a risk there, I think. :)
Your comments do make the image come to life. Makes me smile, now go ban your daughter from playing soo munch video game. You should ration it it 1 hour each day and if they don't like it, send em over to wicked horrible Suby to sort em out :)
SUby
Nice story :) Nice shot too !
When video games pique the interest of amphibians, you know the game developers must be on to something...
I'll be chuckling all day thinking about that little peeker behind the dish!
You have eyes to catch all the extraordinary one that happen in the life, I congratulate to you.
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