<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/</link><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/rottlady/5944590615/&quot; title=&quot;Sunset Panorama 12-23-2010 Banner by Rottlady, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6017/5944590615_0a54b5064e_o.jpg&quot; width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;228&quot; alt=&quot;Sunset Panorama 12-23-2010 Banner&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:22:52 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Flowers and Sunsets always give me a Smile!</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's a lovely day in the Ozarks and I wanted to share some of the flowers and plants from my front porch, as well as one of our great sunsets! All images are &copy; 2013 by Rottlady.  Please respect the owner's rights and don't copy or download these  images.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/19/19038191-flowers-and-sunsets-always-give-me-a-smile</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/19/19038191-flowers-and-sunsets-always-give-me-a-smile</guid><category>arts</category><category>flowers</category><category>sunset</category><category>springfield-missouri</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>hens-and-chicks</category><category>front-porch</category><category>plumaria</category><category>pentas</category><category>sweet-basil</category><category>purple-coneflower</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD9AF8E08-530C-53C7-12DB-55E3B5DF17D3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD9AF8E08-530C-53C7-12DB-55E3B5DF17D3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Echinacea is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The nine species it contains are commonly called coneflowers. (text from wiki) image from © 2013 by Rottlady.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma91CC5E29-C664-F9C4-23AF-2A90B96AF038.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="313" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma91CC5E29-C664-F9C4-23AF-2A90B96AF038.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A different view of the Coneflowers  © 2013 by Rottlady&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma44E3BF68-6157-21B6-BE22-E5CD04083581.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="337" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma44E3BF68-6157-21B6-BE22-E5CD04083581.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="101" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A down low view of the Pentas and Plumaria © 2013 by Rottlady&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3F42CF5C-C673-DC32-E381-05E4061A10DE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3F42CF5C-C673-DC32-E381-05E4061A10DE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Petunia and Owlie © 2013 by Rottlady&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma58F5BFDE-A876-0E79-7CAE-DAB1DD3D4962.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="468" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma58F5BFDE-A876-0E79-7CAE-DAB1DD3D4962.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Hens and Chicks are going crazy now!  © 2013 by Rottlady&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF94B5128-9C48-4280-608F-BD5578E71977.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF94B5128-9C48-4280-608F-BD5578E71977.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sweet basil  © 2013 by Rottlady&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4AEF4989-AE84-BFD4-CD6B-EB73BD4C2FDD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4AEF4989-AE84-BFD4-CD6B-EB73BD4C2FDD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;And finally, an Ozarks Sunset  © 2013 by Rottlady&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>My Foto-Friday Collection for the week</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some real and some surreal. You should  know by now that  I enjoy a good sunset anytime, but when I get to see them I also like the sunrise. Well just a few days ago I got to capture both in the same day! I've also included some of my digital art for you to see, each were created&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/14/18917700-my-foto-friday-collection-for-the-week</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/14/18917700-my-foto-friday-collection-for-the-week</guid><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>sunset</category><category>digital-art</category><category>clouds</category><category>scenery</category><category>photoshop-elements</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>photographers-nation</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:20:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma16D75AAB-ACA7-EA5D-0E25-4EAC886BF243.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma16D75AAB-ACA7-EA5D-0E25-4EAC886BF243.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;1) This was the beginning of a great day. I love a colorful  sunrise like this!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF420DA16-7E9C-2C57-26FE-230FCACCE95C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="326" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF420DA16-7E9C-2C57-26FE-230FCACCE95C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;2) One of my newest creations, I call it &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1B3DCFC1-A925-33D6-086E-19EE4E04D518.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1B3DCFC1-A925-33D6-086E-19EE4E04D518.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;3)  Another digital creation from combining images. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAE4F3EC7-3781-FAB5-DB8F-88128982E879.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAE4F3EC7-3781-FAB5-DB8F-88128982E879.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;4) This was created from layering multiple images on top of each other. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma00195621-4B13-DAA3-AF13-A09A1DDD4785.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma00195621-4B13-DAA3-AF13-A09A1DDD4785.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;5)  Last night's sunset unedited. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Some of my digital art techniques from our Tuesday Techniques meeting</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mrs D has posted some of her masterpieces from our Tuesday Techniques meetings so I decided I'd show a few of mine. I don't feel like mine  are quite as good as hers, but I am learning how to make digital art and  someday I'll get better at it.
I'm also showing a few images I've &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/07/18828228-some-of-my-digital-art-techniques-from-our-tuesday-techniques-meeting</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/07/18828228-some-of-my-digital-art-techniques-from-our-tuesday-techniques-meeting</guid><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>sunset</category><category>digital-photography</category><category>digital-art</category><category>clouds</category><category>scenery</category><category>plug-ins</category><category>photoshop-elements</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>tuesday-techniques</category><category>photographers-nation</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 16:08:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma84F68661-7DC4-3E83-408A-BD99B4E7C3D1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma84F68661-7DC4-3E83-408A-BD99B4E7C3D1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;1) I merged three images with different levels of transparency to come up with this creepy Klown image.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma327A339E-F5B3-CB32-91A7-6FE3F7A224F6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma327A339E-F5B3-CB32-91A7-6FE3F7A224F6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;2) I call this one &quot;Dreamland&quot; it's made from two images merged.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma905FC400-5E7B-4184-21DA-EA1E74E9825F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma905FC400-5E7B-4184-21DA-EA1E74E9825F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;3) This one is a merge of two images, a wall of birdhouses and a glass block window. I'm not sure what to call it, so I won't. Ha!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBD1B7509-54C0-910B-E1E3-8EF045611017.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBD1B7509-54C0-910B-E1E3-8EF045611017.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;4) A different variation of the glass window and some flowers.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC3A11E1C-1331-F429-379E-08A244637B00.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="310" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC3A11E1C-1331-F429-379E-08A244637B00.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;5) This one was an inverted sunset, and a hot air balloon merge, with a border and frame added.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma478F2025-5C93-7F32-BCAE-9E7E9F1F6C4C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma478F2025-5C93-7F32-BCAE-9E7E9F1F6C4C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;6) This was the petunia image I posted this morning with a boxes filter from a plug-in.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBEC1D62D-77E8-E9EF-5FD4-87E59D1FF659.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBEC1D62D-77E8-E9EF-5FD4-87E59D1FF659.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;7) This image was a building that I applied a filter called an outline filter from a plug-in.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>My Front Porch is finally getting some Color!</title>
<description><![CDATA[We got a late start on planting here in the Ozarks due to the very wet  Spring we've had, but finally I was able to get some of my flowers out. I  can't wait until they spread out and become really nice, but until then  I'll show you what's going on.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/07/18744170-my-front-porch-is-finally-getting-some-color</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/07/18744170-my-front-porch-is-finally-getting-some-color</guid><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>flowers</category><category>scenery</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>front-porch</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>photographers-nation</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 11:07:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma08CE6863-AE81-D8D6-AA08-5029F93E2BD6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma08CE6863-AE81-D8D6-AA08-5029F93E2BD6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Candyland Caladium, no flowers for this one but I love the color and detail on the leaves!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD280D708-DD62-85E9-C9DA-DBD0E445FE9D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD280D708-DD62-85E9-C9DA-DBD0E445FE9D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is Missouri Primrose and Lavender, my landlady planted these last year and they are really taking off!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5C8E8F87-F36A-BDA1-A269-885DF4812DA6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="111" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5C8E8F87-F36A-BDA1-A269-885DF4812DA6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="34" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;My front porch, still a bit cluttered, but once all the plants are planted it'll get better.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAF8D6FDF-3CA7-FA55-EF59-58FF6A87A2E6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAF8D6FDF-3CA7-FA55-EF59-58FF6A87A2E6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Hens and Chicks have really taken off this year, and I love the blue  gazing ball !&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE9B5BE7E-763B-4C0D-412B-8B50D3C6241B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="379" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE9B5BE7E-763B-4C0D-412B-8B50D3C6241B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="114" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is one side of the porch, I've got Vinca, Impatiens, and a mixed planter along with the lilies and the plumeria. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE815ED28-8781-B46A-9F5E-102DF225AE84.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="433" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE815ED28-8781-B46A-9F5E-102DF225AE84.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="130" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Close up of the Vinca and Impatiens &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1DD18F39-8271-03B0-E23A-4BECE9513D78.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1DD18F39-8271-03B0-E23A-4BECE9513D78.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Dianthus waiting to be planted. Notice the pineapple in the back? It was started from a cutting off of a pineapple I ate last year! Maybe I'll get a baby this year?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBD90AFB4-C106-0A6B-0874-BD8A34A5859C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBD90AFB4-C106-0A6B-0874-BD8A34A5859C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meet Owley, he lights up at night from solar power.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB7E4B4D1-472C-65E3-78E6-EAC08AD102D7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="424" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB7E4B4D1-472C-65E3-78E6-EAC08AD102D7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="127" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This one doesn't have a name yet, any suggestions?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7EC24ABF-7770-4D75-5F0E-7CAA6265A73E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7EC24ABF-7770-4D75-5F0E-7CAA6265A73E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Grandma Gnome is watching over the plants and her gazing ball.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma68A39E80-3D18-4D5D-08EB-2061EDD206CF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma68A39E80-3D18-4D5D-08EB-2061EDD206CF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;We get new blooms of the Missouri Primrose everyday, this day we had a bunch!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE9F9F853-130B-1C25-D9EF-F3535EC5294F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="215" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE9F9F853-130B-1C25-D9EF-F3535EC5294F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I wanted to show you my newest member of the front porch clan, Froggers! He's hanging out with my rocks and driftwood which are keeping the Oregano company.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE45B3D8C-10E8-7804-95AD-9866079727F2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE45B3D8C-10E8-7804-95AD-9866079727F2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;And here is a close-up of my Petunias&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE7B10941-28EB-5000-669B-006271026BC3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE7B10941-28EB-5000-669B-006271026BC3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here's a closer view of my assorted flowers arrangement.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Walking around  the Dickerson Park Zoo</title>
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We have had some really lovely weather lately, mornings in the 60's and afternoons in the high 70's so I recently visited the Zoo. There are two areas in the zoo, one is pretty much level ground and the other has a winding path up a hill. Well, I usually go the level ground path&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18513920-walking-around-the-dickerson-park-zoo</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/31/18513920-walking-around-the-dickerson-park-zoo</guid><category>science</category><category>photography</category><category>cheetah</category><category>kangaroo</category><category>black-bear</category><category>mountain-lion</category><category>bobcat</category><category>scenery</category><category>peacock</category><category>spider-monkey</category><category>springfield-missouri</category><category>zoo-animals</category><category>grey-wolf</category><category>red-fox</category><category>peccary</category><category>dickerson-park-zoo</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>mute-swan</category><category>photographers-nation</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 10:33:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8F5FC744-C5FC-FB7C-8C2C-8CCF2B9CE57B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="327" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8F5FC744-C5FC-FB7C-8C2C-8CCF2B9CE57B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="123" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Each peahen was a bit different in color. I bet there were at least 10 outside looking for insects!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>More from my visit to Historic Commercial Street</title>
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There are just so many good opportunities to get unusual shots when I visit this street. So today I'm going to show you some of the "extra" shots I got while visiting the Farmer's Market.
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 I found this yellow iris growing behind the Mosaica Rose building.© 2013 by  Rottl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18515357-more-from-my-visit-to-historic-commercial-street</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/29/18515357-more-from-my-visit-to-historic-commercial-street</guid><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>trains</category><category>flowers</category><category>yard-art</category><category>rottlady</category><category>metal-art</category><category>historic-commercial-street</category><category>mosiaca-rose</category><category>jefferson-ave-foot-bridge</category><category>yellow-iris</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 11:24:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB78A37D5-D384-0300-3247-462103069199.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="412" width="285" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB78A37D5-D384-0300-3247-462103069199.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Found in a store window&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Watch Three Planets Dancing in Twilight - SkyandTelescope</title>
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Look low in the west-northwest after sunset in late May, and you can  watch Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury pirouetting through the tightest  gathering of three naked-eye planets that the world will see until 2026.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/26/18509056-watch-three-planets-dancing-in-twilight-skyandtelescope</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/26/18509056-watch-three-planets-dancing-in-twilight-skyandtelescope</guid><category>stars</category><category>a</category><category>science</category><category>sky</category><category>planets</category><category>astrophotography</category><category>rottlady</category><category>venus-jupiter-and-mercury-conjunction</category><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 15:43:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma988EE64C-845F-796D-AD81-0F002EAC212F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="444" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma988EE64C-845F-796D-AD81-0F002EAC212F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Reflections and Shadows - Rottlady's response to the Photo Challenge</title>
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This is in response the the Photo-Challenge "Reflections and Shadows". I'm posting some previously shown images but also some brand new ones. I hope you enjoy my interpretations of the challenge!
 # 1)This is from a puddle of water located behind businesses on Commercial St. The&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/26/18498140-reflections-and-shadows-rottladys-response-to-the-photo-challenge</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/26/18498140-reflections-and-shadows-rottladys-response-to-the-photo-challenge</guid><category>arts</category><category>windows</category><category>clouds</category><category>reflections</category><category>dickerson-park-zoo</category><category>rottlady</category><category>photo-challenge</category><category>historic-commercial-street</category><category>water-puddles</category><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 12:40:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF2388361-27A8-4839-5B39-6863AD64B0F7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="368" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF2388361-27A8-4839-5B39-6863AD64B0F7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="138" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Light Reflection and Shadow We'll call this one (#1a)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Have you ever seen a Roll Cloud? Check this out!</title>
<description><![CDATA[It was quite by chance that I spied this cloud the other nigh., I have a perfect view out my window of the western sky and I just happened to look out and see this. Knowing it was unusual, I grabbed my camera and rushed outside. It only lasted a few minutes, so I really got lucky&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18486494-have-you-ever-seen-a-roll-cloud-check-this-out</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/25/18486494-have-you-ever-seen-a-roll-cloud-check-this-out</guid><category>weather</category><category>odd-news</category><category>sky</category><category>rottlady</category><category>weekend-exposure</category><category>rollcloud</category><category>unusual-clouds</category><category>arcus-cloud</category><category>photograph-y</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8CF375FC-D2D2-FCAC-E305-16B5AA25E087.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="216" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8CF375FC-D2D2-FCAC-E305-16B5AA25E087.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;You don't get to see this very often!
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&lt;p class=&quot;copyright&quot; align=&quot;right&quot;&gt;© 2013 by &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/rottlady/&quot;&gt; Rottlady &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Farmer's Market is Gearing up for a Great Year!</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Commercial Street Farmer's Market just started their Spring/Summer season and I wanted to go check it out last weekend. I was hoping for some fresh vegetables but didn't find any. I guess it's too early  considering how late our Spring weather was. But there were lots of vege&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18442072-the-farmers-market-is-gearing-up-for-a-great-year</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/24/18442072-the-farmers-market-is-gearing-up-for-a-great-year</guid><category>photography</category><category>jewelry</category><category>flowers</category><category>home-garden</category><category>scenery</category><category>springfield-missouri</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>vegetable-plants</category><category>photographers-nation</category><category>commercial-street-farmers-market</category><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:09:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA16ED9A2-C857-D93B-00E5-60438EAD62B4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA16ED9A2-C857-D93B-00E5-60438EAD62B4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There were lots of vegtable plants for sale&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA25C6039-2A9D-8EB5-C2E5-8C9287DF62FB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA25C6039-2A9D-8EB5-C2E5-8C9287DF62FB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt; This is Farmer Bill, he also had lots of vegetable plants.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma49D6A177-B5A3-EFA0-AF41-9D37EEDBF544.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma49D6A177-B5A3-EFA0-AF41-9D37EEDBF544.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Farmer Bill also had some houseplants for sale, Love that Tub!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC9B2239D-EF36-06C9-E9F0-36547645CCED.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC9B2239D-EF36-06C9-E9F0-36547645CCED.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I should have bought these...&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5FEBA832-EC55-D034-0D95-FFEC12B86C82.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5FEBA832-EC55-D034-0D95-FFEC12B86C82.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Another Succulent planting&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma25788FCA-5ED1-76EB-55ED-A78B95421F82.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="223" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma25788FCA-5ED1-76EB-55ED-A78B95421F82.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="67" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I got there early &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma62B241E1-FB65-8451-29EE-8C1F719AFFDA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma62B241E1-FB65-8451-29EE-8C1F719AFFDA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Just before I left I got to see one of the canine customers&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF5BEC595-550D-E350-DCFD-FCF238A11042.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="231" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF5BEC595-550D-E350-DCFD-FCF238A11042.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I almost forgot to add the jewelry! &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Check out the Miniature Doll House at the Wamego Historical Museum</title>
<description><![CDATA[I'm presenting the miniature house that we found in the Wamego Historical Museum due to popular demand. I was amazed at the detail they went to display this, the story goes that a lady that lives in town had it as a child. Her dad had built it for her. Evidently she willed it to &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18376953-check-out-the-miniature-doll-house-at-the-wamego-historical-museum</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18376953-check-out-the-miniature-doll-house-at-the-wamego-historical-museum</guid><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>rottlady</category><category>good-news-wednesday</category><category>wamego-kansas</category><category>travels-with-rottlady</category><category>miniature-doll-house</category><category>wamego-historical-museum</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma952D93F0-1BE0-CABA-EA32-94E4B64D1282.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma952D93F0-1BE0-CABA-EA32-94E4B64D1282.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here we are checking out the Miniature Doll House.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma70B516A5-89E6-FE4C-2BCF-69B980AC2583.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma70B516A5-89E6-FE4C-2BCF-69B980AC2583.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here's the other side of the Doll house.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma37CF5B76-3227-5014-DE0D-C2B899C585AC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma37CF5B76-3227-5014-DE0D-C2B899C585AC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A close up of one of the rooms, the whole open side was covered with plastic so that explains the glare. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaFA055C14-FED8-51FF-A58E-BA435E1D36AD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaFA055C14-FED8-51FF-A58E-BA435E1D36AD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Outdoor patio, anyone want to grill!?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD6E1D59C-118F-AA7F-E9DF-5DCB69BB44F1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD6E1D59C-118F-AA7F-E9DF-5DCB69BB44F1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cute little barnyard animals&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAF80B942-2F96-3CDC-DC02-AF6F8AA6EEC1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAF80B942-2F96-3CDC-DC02-AF6F8AA6EEC1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lumber being delivered.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBE5ACC9D-875D-DD3C-9800-1724C99C5335.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBE5ACC9D-875D-DD3C-9800-1724C99C5335.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Farmer John is feeding the animals.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE16F11F3-F0D3-B1D5-2A10-1B64282BAA08.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE16F11F3-F0D3-B1D5-2A10-1B64282BAA08.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;And of course here's the back of the barn with some more animals. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF9B4AE89-E063-9ECC-B763-77442CB20030.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaF9B4AE89-E063-9ECC-B763-77442CB20030.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cute little horse and carriage and of course, they had an outhouse.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma423325B8-224B-7312-C007-AEF6165DF8C9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="298" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma423325B8-224B-7312-C007-AEF6165DF8C9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here's a closer view of the barn and some of the farm animals.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Okla. tornado survivor finds dog buried alive under rubble - CBS News Video</title>
<description><![CDATA[You better have a bunch of tissues when you watch this video.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18396265-okla-tornado-survivor-finds-dog-buried-alive-under-rubble-cbs-news-video</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18396265-okla-tornado-survivor-finds-dog-buried-alive-under-rubble-cbs-news-video</guid><category>tornado</category><category>us-news</category><category>blessings</category><category>found-dog</category><category>moore-oklahoma-tornado</category><category>barbara-garcia</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:39:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4A49482D-BDD7-ED13-8CC9-3980A13D2EF9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4A49482D-BDD7-ED13-8CC9-3980A13D2EF9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Flint Hills Discovery Center is next on my Travel List</title>
<description><![CDATA[While in Kansas visiting relatives, we had the opportunity to visit the Flint Hills Discovery Center. If you haven't been there yet, you should. It's a beautiful building with all kinds of interactive displays educating visitors about the Flint Hills, the Natives, and the Settler&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18345935-flint-hills-discovery-center-is-next-on-my-travel-list</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18345935-flint-hills-discovery-center-is-next-on-my-travel-list</guid><category>history</category><category>photography</category><category>leed-certified</category><category>rottlady</category><category>travels-with-rottlady</category><category>flint-hills-discovery-center</category><category>tallgras-praire</category><category>manhattan-kansas</category><category>roadside-attractiiron</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8176F53B-0BFE-D5AA-C121-9E1CFC2C0182.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8176F53B-0BFE-D5AA-C121-9E1CFC2C0182.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Part of the ground floor with the panoramic views of the Flint Hills&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7F68F11A-79C0-DEA1-200C-61BF8C2898BF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7F68F11A-79C0-DEA1-200C-61BF8C2898BF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is what you see when you first walk in.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8AD9DC38-5F05-3F40-60F2-0F2FAFEEAAE0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8AD9DC38-5F05-3F40-60F2-0F2FAFEEAAE0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Panning around the entrance room. This building is totally round.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma28B39938-36DF-06F5-67FB-7B65FD75F96E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="467" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma28B39938-36DF-06F5-67FB-7B65FD75F96E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;From the outside you can see what I mean about being round. I love all the windows!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4790C8AF-2F08-70E4-BD5F-86EF3E0078B2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4790C8AF-2F08-70E4-BD5F-86EF3E0078B2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;View from the second floor of the Flint Hills Discovery Center. What a view!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5EC29A3D-59FC-2CD9-45F7-DE9C10517A03.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5EC29A3D-59FC-2CD9-45F7-DE9C10517A03.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Third floor view. Love all the steel and glass!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma95BE4D31-3BA3-B8D6-BED6-F76A0E6E7452.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="217" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma95BE4D31-3BA3-B8D6-BED6-F76A0E6E7452.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The view of the town from the 3rd floor  outdoor balcony. You get to see a panoramic view of the town of Manhattan.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5ECD5C14-9C4A-B4DC-50D0-1FF323D42810.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5ECD5C14-9C4A-B4DC-50D0-1FF323D42810.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The center and  its circular, glass-walled lobby, boasting a 65-foot ceiling and interior balcony which overlooks the 2nd and 3rd floors. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma19E39DD6-8E9F-1EA0-78BC-553466AC9312.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma19E39DD6-8E9F-1EA0-78BC-553466AC9312.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;One of the displays in the interactive and interpretive exhibits featured at the museum.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma06B7B90E-425A-3E44-9236-273AECE56B9C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="190" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma06B7B90E-425A-3E44-9236-273AECE56B9C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="57" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here is another part of the mural that surrounds you when you come into the center.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3D85CF42-0F20-6659-2C72-21BD28010F33.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3D85CF42-0F20-6659-2C72-21BD28010F33.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The legacy of the Flint Hills.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Third in my series of Wamego, Kansas: Churches, and Interesting Homes</title>
<description><![CDATA[
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This time I'm going to show you some of the other sights of Wamego Kansas. First we'll start with some of the churches we visited, and then we'll see some of the "old homes" in town. Thankfully, my Aunt was a great tour guide and took us to see some really great ones! Whi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18340308-third-in-my-series-of-wamego-kansas-churches-and-interesting-homes</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/19/18340308-third-in-my-series-of-wamego-kansas-churches-and-interesting-homes</guid><category>travel</category><category>photography</category><category>churches</category><category>road-trip</category><category>main-street</category><category>histoy</category><category>street-scene</category><category>roadside-attraction</category><category>rottlady</category><category>wamego-kansas</category><category>travels-with-rottlady</category><category>ditto-leach</category><category>louis-b-leach</category><category>drs-william-and-rose-ditto</category><category>st-lukes-episcopal-church</category><category>first-united-methodist-church-of-wamego</category><category>st-bernard-parish-church</category><category>churches-of-wanego</category><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 11:02:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7714A84D-1664-E7AB-B6A2-836A3AEB2717.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="235" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7714A84D-1664-E7AB-B6A2-836A3AEB2717.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Entrance to St Bernard Parish Church sanctuary. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1FA56D37-95DB-D7E9-EB0B-2745ACF13CB8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="428" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1FA56D37-95DB-D7E9-EB0B-2745ACF13CB8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="129" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some of the wonderful stained glass windows inside the sanctuary&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma0CC9374C-48C8-8731-8B35-1FC502F3FF84.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma0CC9374C-48C8-8731-8B35-1FC502F3FF84.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A close up of the entrance to the sanctuary&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma92573140-409A-FFA3-9EB3-8869535AA869.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="558" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma92573140-409A-FFA3-9EB3-8869535AA869.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The original St Bernard Parish Church built in 1880 &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE6A75070-F86E-C2AA-8F21-8D0C15B4C563.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE6A75070-F86E-C2AA-8F21-8D0C15B4C563.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The side view of the  First United Methodist Church of Wamego. In 1873 property was purchased and a foundation was laid but it took five more years and  a wood frame church was dedicated.  The building, which included an impressive steeple, had cost $3,500 to complete. source:&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbc-sjc.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbc-sjc.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.sbc-sjc.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma560DB58A-3259-EA45-07F6-A2976D0AEA25.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma560DB58A-3259-EA45-07F6-A2976D0AEA25.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here is the front of the First Methodist Church.  In 1867 the Methodist Episcopal Church had the foresight to appoint a missionary pastor to serve the community of Wamego before it was even incorporated.  Within twp years the fellowship grew to 60 members. This church building was built soon after.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8209A74B-61E2-286F-F55F-DD10364C5FB0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8209A74B-61E2-286F-F55F-DD10364C5FB0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is St. Luke's Episcopal Church.I love that stained glass window!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma400DF054-53B4-A37A-03E0-782462B8B2A4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma400DF054-53B4-A37A-03E0-782462B8B2A4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is  the Ditto/Leach home. It's what I would call a mansion for sure: &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma72B8186E-6151-B0F2-7796-0BB0E2D7E83C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma72B8186E-6151-B0F2-7796-0BB0E2D7E83C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="56" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here is the larger vies of the Ditto/Leach House&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma6D865077-1DC6-DD92-72A5-2AD6DB13DEEF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="498" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma6D865077-1DC6-DD92-72A5-2AD6DB13DEEF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Love the scalloped siding on the gable of this home, I don't know the history of this one I just knew  that I liked it!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD34C7C4B-799D-6F61-0698-4E472398F133.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD34C7C4B-799D-6F61-0698-4E472398F133.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This last home is where my Aunt and Uncle raised most of their children. I remember visiting this house when I was young, we (mostly my younger brother and I) would  stay for weeks and enjoyed it immensely!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma756C47EA-F9FD-BE16-3DCD-E20973742043.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="183" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma756C47EA-F9FD-BE16-3DCD-E20973742043.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I was intrigued by this one room house, but haven't found any information about it yet.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>More of our Wamego Visit. The Columbian Theatre and the Wamego City Park</title>
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This is the second of a series I'm posting about our recent trip to visit relatives in Kansas. I'll provide a link at the end of this in case you haven't seen the prior article yet. While we were visiting we had an opportunity to do some sightseeing and of course I took lots of &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18296678-more-of-our-wamego-visit-the-columbian-theatre-and-the-wamego-city-park</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/18/18296678-more-of-our-wamego-visit-the-columbian-theatre-and-the-wamego-city-park</guid><category>history</category><category>photography</category><category>main-street</category><category>histoy</category><category>street-scene</category><category>roadside-attraction</category><category>rottlady</category><category>wamego-kansas</category><category>travels-with-rottlady</category><category>columbian-theater</category><category>wamego-city-park</category><category>wamego-history-museum</category><category>hod-dendurent</category><category>abigail-the-buffalo</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:52:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD87DB967-1CC9-9822-0DBD-DD6B11F16089.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="553" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD87DB967-1CC9-9822-0DBD-DD6B11F16089.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Front of the Columbian Theatre.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma47B1254B-2E82-DAE6-5CF8-3236F872E68E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma47B1254B-2E82-DAE6-5CF8-3236F872E68E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;My Aunt at her work station inside the Theater.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma9341C54D-F0CF-E25C-0A2F-7BC0842236E1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="563" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma9341C54D-F0CF-E25C-0A2F-7BC0842236E1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;One of the  beautifully restored murals that line the walls of the Playhouse.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma828F65D6-4581-E527-A543-1960A4B041B8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="550" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma828F65D6-4581-E527-A543-1960A4B041B8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="165" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The playhouse where they have shows, banquets, and lectures. Notice all the woodwork, it's original!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma309B8898-0D2F-B94D-B9B0-929CF0D7254F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma309B8898-0D2F-B94D-B9B0-929CF0D7254F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I had to show you a close up of the front of the building, the stone work is amazing!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma9E3A39DE-6DF2-2D74-0E44-14F1D395F4FA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma9E3A39DE-6DF2-2D74-0E44-14F1D395F4FA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is the Schonhoff Dutch Mill.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma72B7F16D-658E-F4F4-76AB-05BFF4423056.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma72B7F16D-658E-F4F4-76AB-05BFF4423056.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I know these kids were having fun, I could hear their squeals.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC33ED7FB-B5BA-779C-83E5-629AED8BBEDF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC33ED7FB-B5BA-779C-83E5-629AED8BBEDF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An authentic log cabin is located in the park.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB2297892-FEB6-ED2E-4860-8FFB74C78340.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB2297892-FEB6-ED2E-4860-8FFB74C78340.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Museum was a treasure trove of historical items from early settlers, WW1, and even some of early business in town.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma908B42C9-CE40-AEB2-EE90-A4CBC7D29F45.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma908B42C9-CE40-AEB2-EE90-A4CBC7D29F45.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The doll house was donated by a family in town, it's packed full of period miniatures. You just have to see this one!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma79DCA92D-1AC4-0D6F-43C6-07BE30DF53C0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="312" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma79DCA92D-1AC4-0D6F-43C6-07BE30DF53C0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Meet Abigal!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5CF45957-6AC1-600E-136A-69D37EF41F4C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5CF45957-6AC1-600E-136A-69D37EF41F4C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;They even had the clown costume from Hod Dendurent. He was born July 18, 1910, and owned a newspaper in town along with  editing an Army military newspapers while stationed in the United States and Africa during World War II.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But later in life, he became famous for being the Wamego Clown.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Visiting the Land of Oz, Wamego Kansas</title>
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Recently my Sister and I visited relatives in Wamego Kansas. Wamego is located about 42&nbsp;mi west-northwest of Topeka and the Kansas River flows along the southern edge of the city.The 2010 US census reports the city has a total area of 2.25 square miles and approximately 4,3&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18293368-visiting-the-land-of-oz-wamego-kansas</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/17/18293368-visiting-the-land-of-oz-wamego-kansas</guid><category>travel</category><category>main-street</category><category>photographers</category><category>street-scene</category><category>roadside-attraction</category><category>rottlady</category><category>warning-sign</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>wamego-kansas</category><category>travels-with-rottlady</category><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:47:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE867171A-A7C8-1205-2EF9-427AF60FD199.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="393" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaE867171A-A7C8-1205-2EF9-427AF60FD199.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I got this image inside the OZ museum.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1FFE76E5-E97F-6C8C-80B3-EDE2A78FF5C5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1FFE76E5-E97F-6C8C-80B3-EDE2A78FF5C5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Tin Man greets you in the front lobby&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCE6E0F81-A3DE-733A-2C32-D70EACF4A6F2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="375" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCE6E0F81-A3DE-733A-2C32-D70EACF4A6F2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="113" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Toto's Tacoz is right next door to the museum.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC7422E8F-32A2-F6DD-4DD5-E252DF461EEB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC7422E8F-32A2-F6DD-4DD5-E252DF461EEB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Part of the Oz Cluster on Jackson St in Wamego Kansas.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAE50E5C9-BD46-7A79-B239-1A4789A4C08B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAE50E5C9-BD46-7A79-B239-1A4789A4C08B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Bittman Mercantile Co was directly across the street from the museum. It houses another winery called Vin Vivante™. we didn't go inside unfortunately. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8BFE5D33-7C53-0880-23AD-744EC777C6A8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="533" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8BFE5D33-7C53-0880-23AD-744EC777C6A8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Wild WInds is for anyone that wants to feel the wind of a tornado.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7A1F3A23-E356-338E-D20E-4388509349E7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7A1F3A23-E356-338E-D20E-4388509349E7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;New York Fashion Exchange is also on this street, they sell vintage clothes and some furniture.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma428ED883-5F1E-93C0-9711-70D44D6A516C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma428ED883-5F1E-93C0-9711-70D44D6A516C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Another of the local shops in town. I noticed that this one was closing the day we were there, I guess not too many folks have alterations done anymore?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaEEB4A41A-320B-37B6-E144-8C95FBB0146C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaEEB4A41A-320B-37B6-E144-8C95FBB0146C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The House of Chop, a motorcycle parts and accessories business, was also on Lincoln Ave.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma37E4FACF-24C6-0D30-E302-1B18EA4CC18D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma37E4FACF-24C6-0D30-E302-1B18EA4CC18D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;If you don't like wine, you can have beer!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCCA63591-A267-6F0C-447F-B3E13005F9FB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="552" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCCA63591-A267-6F0C-447F-B3E13005F9FB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;They even have a boot and saddle repair shop!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1734FBA7-F94D-80C4-8EA6-847381957743.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="232" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma1734FBA7-F94D-80C4-8EA6-847381957743.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This gas station used to be owned by my uncle, it's located right on the south end of the city.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How to Get Great Photo Effects With Camera Shutter Speed </title>
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Shutter speed is one of the three pillars of the exposure triangle along  with aperture and ISO. It is also one of the fundamental ways that we  can control the creative look of our images. It is a vital part of our  photographic knowledge, understanding it is a prerequisite to&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18283700-how-to-get-great-photo-effects-with-camera-shutter-speed</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18283700-how-to-get-great-photo-effects-with-camera-shutter-speed</guid><category>cameras</category><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>using-panning</category><category>how-shutters-work-so</category><category>slow-shutter-speeds</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:15:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Spring Flowers for the NV Photgraphers Challenge</title>
<description><![CDATA[Here are my entry's to the NV Photographers Spring  Flower challenge. I recently took a short trip to visit some family and while there we drove around their town taking in the sites we got to see some lovely flowers. The weekend before we were there they had the annual tulip fes&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18252200-spring-flowers-for-the-nv-photgraphers-challenge</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/15/18252200-spring-flowers-for-the-nv-photgraphers-challenge</guid><category>good-news</category><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>flowers</category><category>tulips</category><category>spring-flowers</category><category>rottlady</category><category>photo-challenge</category><category>wamego-kansas</category><category>phtotographers</category><category>double-tulips</category><category>victory-eagle</category><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:08:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma565406B5-520F-69D9-18A9-A16D42C46126.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma565406B5-520F-69D9-18A9-A16D42C46126.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I found these at the Flint Hills Discovery Center where they were adorning a table. I would love to have a vase of them here at home for sure!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma2D2AAD16-0D72-AC15-D600-D3E17B98E593.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma2D2AAD16-0D72-AC15-D600-D3E17B98E593.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Since I couldn't bring the above flowers home, I got my own bouquet..&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBCA2A70A-C2C1-9109-CFFD-03C3F0EDF17B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBCA2A70A-C2C1-9109-CFFD-03C3F0EDF17B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here are some of the double tulips that were planted for the tulip festival.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD6BEB0E9-C6A3-C12E-2CBB-E10972409B2F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD6BEB0E9-C6A3-C12E-2CBB-E10972409B2F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There were all sorts of different color combinations.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma41B29572-898D-6E76-C333-92E4A677D79E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma41B29572-898D-6E76-C333-92E4A677D79E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure I would have picked these two colors, but they are lovely together here.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB0A1BDCA-FB84-CE25-18EF-0A41905E6B2A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB0A1BDCA-FB84-CE25-18EF-0A41905E6B2A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Using flowers to complement the Victory Eagle in the town park was a good idea too!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma23E31F7A-1086-CD59-6B73-661B4211480D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma23E31F7A-1086-CD59-6B73-661B4211480D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There must have been thousands of these lovely tulips planted all along the main street.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Learn How to Get Better Photographs With Existing Light</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some excellent tips on how to use existing and available light sources when shooting images.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18231964-learn-how-to-get-better-photographs-with-existing-light</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18231964-learn-how-to-get-better-photographs-with-existing-light</guid><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>lighting-tips</category><category>photo-shoot-help</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:18:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma757F9078-A0C8-2D12-1EAF-10663F987713.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma757F9078-A0C8-2D12-1EAF-10663F987713.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>More Signs for the Photographers Challenge</title>
<description><![CDATA[I caught the sign bug this morning and decided to post a few more of them for the photo-challenge.
All images are  &copy; 2013 by rottlady]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/10/18168172-more-signs-for-the-photographers-challenge</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/10/18168172-more-signs-for-the-photographers-challenge</guid><category>signs</category><category>arts</category><category>springfield-missouri</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>photo-challenge</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>foto-friday</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:18:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma47B4CE6A-3282-CC4E-89DE-50C4470A6415.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma47B4CE6A-3282-CC4E-89DE-50C4470A6415.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some signs have an iconic shape&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma17C42544-3E1C-0E9F-94A1-14D8A5D2811C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="140" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma17C42544-3E1C-0E9F-94A1-14D8A5D2811C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="42" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some signs make you thirsty&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5835A374-23BA-3702-62C2-1E46775813DC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5835A374-23BA-3702-62C2-1E46775813DC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;If you don't like light beer, how about this one?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7BE13C80-DFE7-64FC-BF31-166D10F347B8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma7BE13C80-DFE7-64FC-BF31-166D10F347B8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some signs are a warning.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma18187F0D-0748-A324-1C11-4995C2906582.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma18187F0D-0748-A324-1C11-4995C2906582.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some signs come with bonuses&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBB5CF71B-3A7B-B2C8-1426-CBBD609CC455.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBB5CF71B-3A7B-B2C8-1426-CBBD609CC455.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some really don't make sense unless you're a smurf...&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCAEF50B5-8BC7-00F4-1A5D-4B7E7173E70C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaCAEF50B5-8BC7-00F4-1A5D-4B7E7173E70C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Some have a sweet message.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Signs! They are Everywhere!</title>
<description><![CDATA[This is my response to the Photographer's Sign Challenge. Some of these are old images, (you may have seen them before) and some are new. I tried to find an eclectic mix, hopefully I succeeded.
 
All images are &copy; 2013 by Rottlady
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18146630-signs-they-are-everywhere</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/09/18146630-signs-they-are-everywhere</guid><category>signs</category><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>murals</category><category>rottlady</category><category>photo-challenge</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>outdoor-art</category><category>photographers-nation</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 17:32:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma9123DABF-6366-FC7F-CD86-1414170FDF2B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma9123DABF-6366-FC7F-CD86-1414170FDF2B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are signs advertising a business&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaADA27F83-CE22-062E-952E-FD0359A861C4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaADA27F83-CE22-062E-952E-FD0359A861C4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are hand painted signs on building walls&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5DC980AB-A128-25D5-AD2A-88A4F115F627.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5DC980AB-A128-25D5-AD2A-88A4F115F627.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are informative signs&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAEB784F2-DFE9-DFE8-F089-CB0D5EC8F9F4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="455" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaAEB784F2-DFE9-DFE8-F089-CB0D5EC8F9F4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are signs telling you where you are.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma524EA443-4E3C-BCA8-487F-3D4273AD04CA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="215" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma524EA443-4E3C-BCA8-487F-3D4273AD04CA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are signs telling you where to go?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma67108F61-83B8-22BB-DE60-2069B1398859.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma67108F61-83B8-22BB-DE60-2069B1398859.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are signs that are maps&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA16E9D53-927F-6064-FEE1-6CB9B32061B3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA16E9D53-927F-6064-FEE1-6CB9B32061B3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are even signs painted on the sidewalks&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5FB131A9-1822-7B98-23AB-FEE237B6B791.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma5FB131A9-1822-7B98-23AB-FEE237B6B791.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Lastly, there are warning signs...&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaFB380FAF-9440-1F74-BA68-FC71BDC6E9BF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaFB380FAF-9440-1F74-BA68-FC71BDC6E9BF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I almost forgot this one,&lt;br /&gt;
There are also warning signs!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Budweiser Clydesdale Come to Town!  &quot;revised to add a slideshow&quot;</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17924956-the-budweiser-clydesdale-come-to-town-revised-to-add-a-slideshow</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17924956-the-budweiser-clydesdale-come-to-town-revised-to-add-a-slideshow</guid><category>anheuser-busch</category><category>horse</category><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>springfield-missouri</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>carriage-horses</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>foto-friday</category><category>photographers-nation</category><category>budweiser-clydesdale-eight-horse-hitch</category><category>august-a-busch-sr</category><category>ozark-empire-fairgrounds</category><category>budweiser-clydesdale</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:07:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD00F1213-7696-3814-7BEE-59F70312B7B0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="374" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD00F1213-7696-3814-7BEE-59F70312B7B0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Here they are harnessing. Each harness and collar weighs approximately 130 pounds. The harness is handcrafted with solid brass, patent leather, and stitched with pure linen thread. The harness is made to fit any Clydesdale; however, collars come in various sizes and must be individually fitted to the Clydesdale like a finely tailored suit.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma6A5044B9-664A-CC04-9CE8-75A2C248E9DC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma6A5044B9-664A-CC04-9CE8-75A2C248E9DC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Now that they are done, it's time to remove the harness.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBEB1A0F0-6BF3-1905-6877-FC63A0FB830F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBEB1A0F0-6BF3-1905-6877-FC63A0FB830F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The wagon up close. The wagons are Studebaker wagons (circa 1900) that were converted to deliver beer.The wagons have two braking systems; a hydraulic pedal device that slows the vehicle for turns and descents down hills, and a foot brake that locks the rear wheels when the wagon is stationary.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB49FDADC-28D5-9808-39D3-8842CAAA51AF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaB49FDADC-28D5-9808-39D3-8842CAAA51AF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This is what they do for the tail to keep it clean and out of the way of the harness.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma202E0BC4-EB57-313E-CB0E-3982CD535084.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma202E0BC4-EB57-313E-CB0E-3982CD535084.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Clydesdale horseshoes measure more than 20 inches from end to end and weigh about 5 pounds which is more than twice as long and five times as heavy as the shoe worn by a light horse.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>You never know what you'll see when you look up!</title>
<description><![CDATA[I was just having a bite to eat this evening and happened to look outside. To my surprise we had something unusual going on for once!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/20/17842638-you-never-know-what-youll-see-when-you-look-up</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/20/17842638-you-never-know-what-youll-see-when-you-look-up</guid><category>photography</category><category>arts</category><category>hot-air-balloon</category><category>scenery</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>newsvine-photographers</category><category>weekend-exposure</category><category>photographers-nation</category><category>missouri-lottery-hot-air-balloon</category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:07:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBC07019F-91CF-D920-CCC3-0BD27EC88469.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaBC07019F-91CF-D920-CCC3-0BD27EC88469.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I almost couldn't believe my eyes!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3FB5FF63-B810-CDB1-C8A7-61DA8E8F8C5B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="227" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3FB5FF63-B810-CDB1-C8A7-61DA8E8F8C5B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;So I walked down to see what I could see.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8E34DFAD-E85A-4F1C-2B54-4A1C92F59A6C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma8E34DFAD-E85A-4F1C-2B54-4A1C92F59A6C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Locking up&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma0487B755-FA11-A963-BDA9-20C17AE76A83.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma0487B755-FA11-A963-BDA9-20C17AE76A83.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;And they are off!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD11344E3-759C-A1BA-B4FD-90CA265F28E4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="350" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaD11344E3-759C-A1BA-B4FD-90CA265F28E4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="105" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Woohoo! They are coming right over me!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3124E6D6-CDAC-996F-087C-798007331515.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="534" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma3124E6D6-CDAC-996F-087C-798007331515.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Drifting with the breeze&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma23B30582-3107-6396-AFBD-87C2A38AAFAD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma23B30582-3107-6396-AFBD-87C2A38AAFAD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Careful! Don't fall out!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA720327B-0549-6CF3-4E7F-170CDF000CC3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA720327B-0549-6CF3-4E7F-170CDF000CC3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;They just look so cool up there!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA7A70005-F0B2-DE08-27A0-131FCF4AB7FE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="473" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaA7A70005-F0B2-DE08-27A0-131FCF4AB7FE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Drifting away....&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Boston Bombing Hero Who Identified Suspect Resorts to Online Fundraising to Pay His Medical Bills </title>
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In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday, Jeff Bauman&rsquo;s image was seared into the American consciousness. An extremely graphic photo of Bauman being escorted in a wheelchair with most of his legs blown off quickly went viral. Bauman&rsquo;s stock rose ev&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/20/17839660-boston-bombing-hero-who-identified-suspect-resorts-to-online-fundraising-to-pay-his-medical-bills</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/20/17839660-boston-bombing-hero-who-identified-suspect-resorts-to-online-fundraising-to-pay-his-medical-bills</guid><category>boston</category><category>bombing</category><category>donations</category><category>hero</category><category>us-news</category><category>medical-bills</category><category>health-coverage</category><category>boston-marathon-bombing</category><category>marathon-bombing</category><category>jeff-bauman</category><category>dzhokhar-tsarnaev</category><category>bucks-for-bauman</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:36:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC520A1B9-4EB2-AC36-67DB-01AE2DB5A1BC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmommaC520A1B9-4EB2-AC36-67DB-01AE2DB5A1BC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pensmore, the Castle in the Ozarks </title>
<description><![CDATA[We took a short road-trip last weekend and happened to drive by the "Castle of the Ozarks" called Pensmore.  It's 72,000 square feet.  Larger than White House and Bill Gates home.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rottlady]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rottlady]]></source><link>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748389-pensmore-the-castle-in-the-ozarks</link><guid>http://bigmomma.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748389-pensmore-the-castle-in-the-ozarks</guid><category>mansion</category><category>missouri</category><category>us-news</category><category>castle</category><category>conspriacy</category><category>jesse-ventura</category><category>rottlady</category><category>the-ozarks</category><category>sustainable-construction</category><category>christian-county</category><category>earthquake-proof</category><category>pensmore</category><category>castle-of-the-ozarks</category><category>tornado-proof</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:58:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4F1E8D61-7B22-CBC6-B1BA-B704B229FB46.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="233" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bigmomma4F1E8D61-7B22-CBC6-B1BA-B704B229FB46.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Pensmore This image was taken from a little over a 1/4 mile, you can't get any closer without express permission.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>