Alan, fortunately, the scanning itself wasn't hard, just the fine tuning of the scanee's positioning. The side benefit of doing a preview seemed to be to restrict the area scanned to just the object itself. And, yes, it did come out nice and clear.
Legal size, that's what this scanner must be. It's not wide enough to take a record album sleeve, which is irritating. Often the best pics are on the back cover. Why would anyone make a scanner twelve or fourteen or whatever inches long but only nine or ten inches wide? I have books that are wider than that!
Da Boyz left about an hour ago. Insulation back in place, and now (hopefully) protected frum critters; many windows with double panes; the water in; shingles on. Very productive weekend, and good company, too. Showed them listener's praise, and they wuz pleased. Now I'm gonna take a nap. And enjoy the stillness that is part of this place.
Ah, Susan, pity pity pity your poor anal retentive neighbor. I don't think their lives are every truly happy. Even when they win for a minute or two. . . .
Yup, today you can't even tell he made the attempt. Charlie Brown had his kite-eating tree. I have my leaf-flinging tree. I just figure the poor guy doesn't have a hobby.
When we lived for a year over on the other side of the state, the owner had the place mowed for us. The guy who did it was a true artist. He mowed around the big landscaped spaces that the pond and kept going in those circles and when it was done it always looked like the grass was water and all the landscaping areas and the pond were items that had been plopped into the grass sea making grass-row ripples. It was really beautiful for half a week until the grass grew in. :-)
I actually have a great hatred for "lawns". Such a terrible waste of land space, time and energy. It takes me almost 3 hours to mow our yard, and then I have to do it all over again a week later. I walk over 3 miles in the course of that, wear myself right out and for what? So the neighbors won't frown and our yard will look "nice"?
Since we make no effort to water the grass -- only the vegetable and flower gardens -- we usually don't have to mow after mid-July or early August. As I mentioned earlier, this year has been an exception. But when Penny mowed a few days ago she told me it was the first time the back yard had been done since we came back from vacation. That doesn't have to look too great because the hedges hide it from passers-by. And we now have a couple of bunny rabbits that drop by to keep it from getting too long. <g></g>
I've checked, and what I thought is true. Howard is first!
ReplyDeleteAlan, fortunately, the scanning itself wasn't hard, just the fine tuning of the scanee's positioning. The side benefit of doing a preview seemed to be to restrict the area scanned to just the object itself. And, yes, it did come out nice and clear.
ReplyDeleteLegal size, that's what this scanner must be. It's not wide enough to take a record album sleeve, which is irritating. Often the best pics are on the back cover. Why would anyone make a scanner twelve or fourteen or whatever inches long but only nine or ten inches wide? I have books that are wider than that!
Bill, laffin! Yep, one of *them* tubes. If the 'nets are the "inner tubes" maybe running water is the "outer tubes"?
ReplyDeleteDa Boyz left about an hour ago. Insulation back in place, and now (hopefully) protected frum critters; many windows with double panes; the water in; shingles on. Very productive weekend, and good company, too. Showed them listener's praise, and they wuz pleased. Now I'm gonna take a nap. And enjoy the stillness that is part of this place.
ReplyDeleteAh, Susan, pity pity pity your poor anal retentive neighbor. I don't think their lives are every truly happy. Even when they win for a minute or two. . . .
ReplyDeleteLOL Makes sense to me.
ReplyDeleteYup, today you can't even tell he made the attempt. Charlie Brown had his kite-eating tree. I have my leaf-flinging tree. I just figure the poor guy doesn't have a hobby.
ReplyDeleteWe have guys around there who mow their lawns in stripes and plaids and diamond patterns. . . . They must be in love with their mowers.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh. It's wonderful when they come home, and it's wonderful when they leave. ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo happy they were pleased! But, hey, they sure earned the praise!! ♥
ROFL! The nearest we have to this in Vermont is the beautiful rows of cornfields!
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived for a year over on the other side of the state, the owner had the place mowed for us. The guy who did it was a true artist. He mowed around the big landscaped spaces that the pond and kept going in those circles and when it was done it always looked like the grass was water and all the landscaping areas and the pond were items that had been plopped into the grass sea making grass-row ripples. It was really beautiful for half a week until the grass grew in. :-)
ReplyDeleteI actually have a great hatred for "lawns". Such a terrible waste of land space, time and energy. It takes me almost 3 hours to mow our yard, and then I have to do it all over again a week later. I walk over 3 miles in the course of that, wear myself right out and for what? So the neighbors won't frown and our yard will look "nice"?
ReplyDeleteSince we make no effort to water the grass -- only the vegetable and flower gardens -- we usually don't have to mow after mid-July or early August. As I mentioned earlier, this year has been an exception. But when Penny mowed a few days ago she told me it was the first time the back yard had been done since we came back from vacation. That doesn't have to look too great because the hedges hide it from passers-by. And we now have a couple of bunny rabbits that drop by to keep it from getting too long. <g></g>
ReplyDeleteYou need to take care of that problem the Vermont way. Get some farm animals! LOL!
ReplyDelete(I swear it will make your neighbours forget all about your grass! ) ;)
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