one a day for 30 days

[Donna]

Okay , I may regret this , but I am going to give the "one subject a shot a day" thing a go ....

Well it's gottin' off to a slow start , because my husband has been home so I have been sneakilly taking these goofy picture for the last few days . Today he caught me editing them and thought I was nuts :laughing: :laughing: :clown:

Trying to find a capable model was difficult .... Then I spotted the dogs overflowing toy box ..... and there was Ethel at the top of a heap of dearly loved , but slightly abused toys .....

Ethel , thinking outside of the toy box ....
days 1 , 2 and 3

[Richard]

haha love Ethels self portrait.

[Iguanasan]

:laughing::laughing::laughing: I love the last one too! Very cool!

[Wicked Dark]

those are great. Good job.

[casil403]

These are freaking awesome Donna...Great job!!!! :highfive:

[JAS_Photo]

Cute set! Love the self portrait shot, as well!

[Bambi]

lol, do you think she's taking her photo for a kijiji ad? "abused chicken seeks new home with quiet dog. Snuggles welcome! Butt biters need not apply"

[Donna]

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Bambi , good idea!

Thank you all :thankyou: Ethel is overjoyed with your kind words :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Day #4 ... Ethel ventures outdoors .....

[JAS_Photo]

Cool shot and nice post work! But shouldn't it be mesmericed? :)
Ethel has a very expressive personality!

[Donna]

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: JAS ... mesmer iced would have been more fitting ... darn!... my thinking cap must not have been securely fastened :laughing: :laughing:

Day #5 ... The outdoor adventure continues .....

[Donna]

Day #6

[Richard]

Nice work Donna, love the Halloween one.

[JAS_Photo]

I think, Ethel ain't in Kansas anymore! Watch behind you, Ethel!

Lol, cool Halloween set, Donna!

[Donna]

Thanks Richard and JAS :thankyou:
and thank goodness for halloween , makes ideas for a couple of the 30 days a bit easier ........ and it's only .....

Day #7 ........Whaaaw hha ha ha haaaaaa........:evil2:

[Iguanasan]

hehehehehe! Wonderful!

[JAS_Photo]

Very cute!

[Donna]

Thanks Iggy and JAS! :thankyou:

:clown: Well , I just had to do one more for halloween , I couldn't resist the temptation :evil2: :laughing: :laughing: after all the madness only happens once a year :sad:

Day #7 1/2 .......

[Wicked Dark]

Ethel is very punny.

[casil403]

Donna these are friggen-fan-freaking-tabulous! :highfive:
I see a kids book here somehow!! and a calendar....and notecards,....and.....and !

[Iguanasan]

Donna these are friggen-fan-freaking-tabulous! :highfive:
I see a kids book here somehow!! and a calendar....and notecards,....and.....and !

Oh, yeah. Don't forget the t-shirts! I know a girl who would pay money for t-shirts with these images on them!

[Bambi]

ohh my daughter would!

[Donna]

:laughing: :laughing: Thanks for the fun and encouraging words!... Wicked , casil , Iggy and Bambi :thankyou: :thankyou: .... hmmm , maybe a book wouldn't be such a bad idea .... after going to all this effort to photograph something for a month ... would make it seem a little more worthwhile :shrug:

Today Ethel and I went down to the lake to see if we could catch a little wave action . Although the water was chilly , Ethel was a good sport about it and for the most part , she had a pretty good time . :clown:

Day #8 ........

[Donna]

And here's one taken just before a big wave knocked her into the water .... poor thing :sorry:

Day #8..... a couple of minutes later and a few hokey pokey's too many :clown:

[kat]

Haha..

[Donna]

Thanks kat :) Glad we could make you laugh!

[Peter]

Donna very nice and entertaining. I loved them all. Thanks for making my evening.

[JAS_Photo]

Poor Ethel! Hope you did not hang her out to dry after that. Err, no I mean.... you know. ;)

[asnow]

These are great. Can't wait each day for the continuing ventures of Ethel (and Smith).

[Donna]

Thanks Peter , JAS and asnow! :thankyou: I'm happy your finding this intertaining :clown:

:laughing: :laughing: JAS , I , um ... found her a good place to dry out .


Day #9 ....... I think Ethel was up a little too early this morning ........

[kat]

II like that last one. so relaxing feeling!

[Donna]

:) Well , thank you very much kat! :thankyou:

[JAS_Photo]

Poor Ethel! looks like she is sleeping off a bender!

[Donna]

:clown:..... Weeee're baaaack .....:clown:

Ethel and I took a little trip , so we have some catchin' up to do .
With the preperations for the trip , I almost forgot about Ethels photo for the day ... So this was a last minute grab without enough light left in the day for a decent shot , as we headed down the road .... Didn't want to blind the driver with a flash :laughing: :laughing:

Day #10 .........

[Donna]

We seem to have chose a rainy destination :shrug:

Day #11 .....

[Donna]

We got a break in the weather and we managed to get out and take a few pictures :clap:

Day #12 .......

[Donna]

Day #13 .............

[Bambi]

I want a book of Ethel! She's my hero. And she uses Nikon :D

[Wicked Dark]

#12 is great, even if it is a Nikon. ; P

[Donna]

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: Bambi and Wicked .... Ethel will use anything she can get her greasy little chicken fingers on ... or her grubby little feet ... She's not too fussy . :clown:

:thankyou:

[JAS_Photo]

Ethel has been busy! Who knew there was a chicktionary? :laughing:

[Iguanasan]

You make it - Create a Photo Book | Blurb (http://www.blurb.com/create/book/photobook) - and I'll buy it :) I know someone who would love this series.

[Donna]

Well , thank you Iggy!! .... We'll see ... if you still want one at the end of the 30 days :laughing: ...:thankyou:

:laughing: JAS , I didn't have a clue there was such a thing as chicktionary .... I showed up at my mom n dad's with Ethel in tow and after a little explaining ... and a few worried looks from my family , LOL :shrug: ...... My mom was a good sport and shared her Ipad with Ethel :clown: .....
I actually had a bit of trouble getting that shot ... those goofy birds kept closing thier eyes right when I snapped the picture :clown: ... They must be related to Ethel

Well here are yesterdays shots .... didn't get them posted last night ... I fell asleep on the couch , watching a real exciting show :confused: ...... I guess travelling with Ethel wore me out :laughing: .... I still have todays pic to edit ....


Day #14 ............ It's a beautiful fall day and Ethel has a great time playing in the leaves ....
but then , it's always a lot of fun , till someone gets hurt ...........

[Donna]

Well , here it is ...Day #15 ... the half way mark!! ...

I thought it was about time Ethel started helping out around here ...
so I gave her a small job to do .........
Well ... Ethels work ethics leave a lot to be desired ... :sad: ... as soon as I turned my back .......

Day #15 ...........

[Iguanasan]

Hehehehe! Love 'em.

[JAS_Photo]

Lol, Ethel is priceless!

[kat]

LMAO..that is funny! Love the little peep through the leaves!

[Donna]

:laughing: Thanks Iggy , JAS and kat :thankyou: :clown:


:clown: ..... Ethel feels the need to get some answers to some of the age old questions ......

Day #16 ........

[JAS_Photo]

Ethel, nooooooooo!!!!

[Iguanasan]

Oh, noooo!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bambi]

:eek::eek::eek:

someone call 911!!

come on Ethel, talk to me! you can make it. :fingerscr

[aubintbay]

Hehehe!! Poor Poor Ethel:angel: So much left undone........about 14 days I reckon. But hey... if superman can come back.. maybe Ethel can:fingerscr.

[Donna]

Not to worry .... Ethels Okay!!..... Got her all fixed up ..... She's still a little shook up , but really hurt her pride more than anything ...
:thankyou: Thank you all for your great concern during these trying times :thankyou:



Day #17 .....finds Ethel recuperating ......

[aubintbay]

Poor Ethel.... the doctors put 1 foot on backwards!!!!!

[kat]

Hahahaha @ aubintbay. Poor Ethel.

[JAS_Photo]

Oh! That wound looks nasty! Who was her surgeon? I would be thinking "Lawsuit" if I was her.

[Bambi]

she needs to find a lawyer but not one full of fluff :)

[Donna]

Thanks for the ongoing concern Gang! ... but Ethel says she's a little too chicken-hearted to take on big city lawyers ... She's just happy to be alive , even if she will walk a little funny :)

[Donna]

Day #18 ........

[JAS_Photo]

Nice one!

[Donna]

Thanks JAS! :thankyou:

While Ethel is recouperating , she makes use of the time to do a little reading ....

Day #19.................

[Donna]

Ethels all healed up and feeling fine!! ......


Day #20 ....................

[casil403]

Donna these are just divine...I'm glad she healed up. Obviously her doctor was not a "quack"! :laughing:

[Iguanasan]

Donna these are just divine...I'm glad she healed up. Obviously her doctor was not a "quack"! :laughing:

Oh, casil. That was just fowl! :laughing::laughing::laughing:

[JAS_Photo]

Love Ethel's "White glove" treatment!

[Donna]

Thanks guys! :thankyou: :clown:

I've had no internet for a few days , so have some catching up to do ...

Day #21 .........

[Donna]

:clown: Ethel becomes a triker chick ....

Day #22 ..............

[Bambi]

oh you don't think that Ethel will start wearing studded leather do you?

[Donna]

:laughing: :laughing: Bambi , I don't think there's anything to be concerned about ... So far , She's been quite happy to run around in nothing but her Birthday suit :clown:


Day #23 ..........

[JAS_Photo]

Very cute! Ethel sure is an adventurous bird. She may be a hen but she ain't no chicken. Smith had a snow day today too!

[Bambi]

okay that's a Christmas card if ever I saw one!

[Donna]

Thank you JAS and Bambi :thankyou: :clown:


Day #24 ............

[Iguanasan]

Nice addition. Now I'm wondering just how you managed to get her to stroll across the yard.

[Bambi]

poor Ethel. the cold feet have affected her ability to spell!!!:laughing:

[JAS_Photo]

Very cute! Love her footprints in the snow!

[Donna]

:thankyou: Iggy , Bambi and JAS :thankyou: :clown:
catch up time again :laughing:


Day #25 ..................

[Donna]

:clown: Ethel is enjoys long walks in the winter wonderland , with her brand new set of snow shoes .

Day # 26 ...........................

[Donna]

Day #27 ....................

[Donna]

Day #28 ..................

[Donna]

Day #29 ..................

[Donna]

Well , here it is the last day of .....
:clown: 30 Days of photographing Ethel :clown:


Day #30 .............

[Iguanasan]

Awesome! All I can say is that I hope this isn't her swan song. I'd love to see her again. :)

[Bambi]

awesome Donna. thanks so much for this!! I totally enjoyed following it. I will miss Ethel dreadfully.

[JAS_Photo]

Ethel is adorable in all of those but I love her pickled and those tiny little snowshoes are awesome!

[Wicked Dark]

Bravo on an outstanding project. Each one had its own charm and appeal, but as a whole they bring Ethel to life.

[Marko]

What a wonderful series Donna - Way funny and well done!