Hi, and Happy April! Happy Spring (March 20th) and Happy Monday!
We are back with Mystery Monday, New and improved. I told you last month that it was getting a bit much for me to keep up with this plus my other writing schedule and also to have a winner each week, and to come up with something special for each winner. I got behind on this and for that I do apologize. The OWOH event really set me back and I am just catching up on my special gifts for the winners.
I do want to keep doing this as many of you have expressed the fun you have had each Monday coming by and trying to guess the Mystery Photo, so I want to continue. I've just changed the rules a bit.
Each Monday a new photo will be posted. Follow the same as before, comment here that you are participating, and thenemailme your guess. Every Monday a new photo will be posted but we will only have one winner per month. All the responses will be put in the drawing, and yes I am still going to put in everyone's name, right or wrong, it's That you played that counts! :)
So, then at the end of the month I will draw one name from all those who emailed me a guess for all the months photos, (yes you can do one week, two weeks, etc or all!) and the winner will get a special Mystery Monday gift just for them. This way I don't get overwhelmed and no one will get shortchanged. I am doing this because I know it's great to get something just for you because you are special, and my readers are special to me. I found out that this is a world wide feeling when participating in the OWOH event as I choose to make something special for each of my winners. In fact they each got two gifts! So I want to continue this on through out the year which will carry us through to the next OWOH event.
I know many of you have found my blog and become followers through that event but maybe didn't win the giveaway so this is like another chance, or many more! :)
So I hope you all will continue to participate, and don't worry, if you won before, that's ok, please keep playing. If I draw a name of a previous winner I will give you a 'consolation prize' and draw a new winner so you still have a chance too!
So to start us all off for the month ( and there will be 4 Mystery Photos this month with the winner announced on May 3) here is your first Photo.
Photo credit Organic Odysseys
Have Fun!
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I apologize fellow readers, it's been such a weekend, a holiday weekend for me at that! And I couldn't find the time to get back in the swing of blogging until now!
So since you all have been waiting I am going to announce the winner of last weeks Mystery Monday Photo. These were the photos you were shown to guess from. The one on the left is a closeup and the one on the right is a step back so you can get some perspective. As I told you we finally got up to the zoo last Sunday to see if we could see Cosmo. The lake was mostly frozen so I guess we will have to wait a bit longer. But the other animals were out enjoying the beautiful sunshine and the 40 degree temperatures. Some just laying around sunning themselves and others very active. So I think you all knew this was some kind of animal (especially since I'd been to the zoo) and this animal was very active. It was in the same enclosure as the Zebras, and I was so happy to see on this visit that there are now two Zebras again. They started with two about a year and a half ago and the male died. When we finally got to go see them, it was just one and she looked so unhappy and sad and lonely. So now I am glad that there are two of them. Here they are nuzzling one another.
I love Black and White as many of you know and Zebras are one of my favorites. It was still a cold day and I wore my Zebra neck wrap but it didn't seem to impress them any. I tried to snap as many photos of them as I could, feeling a bit inadequate standing next to a woman who had a telephoto lens on her camera almost the length of my arm, but still I think I got some good pics!
But the animal in the Mystery photo was one of two that kept pacing up and down, back and forth right in front of the area and blocking the photo shoot I was trying to have with the Zebras. So I gave in and shot some of them. This one happened to be on the side that has a chain link fence but there is an area with an observation deck that they can't get over.
So what animal was it? Check out this video I shot of the Zebras (the male is the smaller and more flighty of the two) and you will see the camera hog pass by. Also that weird sound you hear is it pacing back and forth.
Now hold on to your seat, not the prettiest thing in the world but interesting nonetheless. Here is a full shot of the beast. You can see where the Mystery pictures came from.
I was surprised myself when I looked at these pics after returning from the zoo. I've seen Ostriches many times and up close too. I only took these three photos because he seemed to be insulted that I wasn't photographing him but instead concentrating on his pen companions ( I shot over 40 pics and videos of the Zebras! :) ) So I took these to pacify him but he wouldn't stand still, always pacing, so these aren't that great but interesting close up. The feathers on his neck do look like a sheeps fleece, even the color is similar. Did you know they have the largest eyes of any land animal?
When most people think of Ostrich feathers, they think of feather dusters or Feather Boas (which many are raised commercially for) because of the loose feathers they have, different from birds of flight, but most don't notice the fuzzy looking feathers on the neck. I'll bet the next time you look at an Ostrich you'll take notice of it's interesting neck! :) ( In many places Ostrich neck stew is a favorite dish! ).
So It seems I've stumped you all again so I am making a drawing from all the guesses. I want to thank those who have joined my blog, and the new players and also thank those who have come by faithfully each week to make a guess, I love and appreciate you all!
In case you were wondering what some of the guesses were we had almost a whole Zoo full! Most of these are at my Zoo but there's a couple more they need to add! :)
The biggest guesses were of Sheep, Llama's and Alpaca's (remember you can guess more than once) We also had Elephant, Camel, Kangaroo and Koala! It really makes you think about these animals and how similar they are when viewed up close, especially since the photo was of a bird but up close could look like all these other animals!
So from the Entries I received, I drew a random number and that number was held by Shirley!
Congratulations Shirley! Please email me your snail mail address and tell me about your favorite art/craft interest and I will get your Surprise package out to you ASAP! I think I could supply you with some nice Fat quarters if you'd like! :)
Now for this weeks' Photo
Title: Zoomed In or Out? The rules are simple, even more so now.
1. View the Mystery Photo 2. Leave a comment on this post saying you are participating 3. Email me with your guess (I allow up to three) before next Monday, but Please DO NOT post your guess in the comments! :) 4. Next Monday I will draw a name from all the guesses and they will win a mystery surprise from me!
A couple of weeks back one of the entrants suggested that the mystery picture might be an art supply, which got me to thinking. Why not take a closer look around my studio, plenty of photo opps there! So for this weeks Mystery Photo I give you a tiny peek inside my studio.
The winner will win a Goody box of crafting/jewelry supplies. I loved grab bags as a kid, whenever we traveled and they had grab bags, I always spent my hard earned money on them. I think I was buying more into the anticipation and surprise more than the item itself and it was always exciting. I hope you all feel the same and will take a guess at this weeks Mystery photo.
Remember the rules:
1. Comment on this post that you are participating. 2. Send me your guess at my email organicodysseys@gmail.com please don't post your guess on the blog. You can be as explicit as you want, don't worry about taking a wrong guess, you never know and that is the fun of this! Deadline Monday NOON Feb 8th. 3. If your guess is correct and you are not drawn as the winner and you play again next week your correct guess will count as an extra entry in that weeks drawing. Complete rules here.
So without further ado, here is this weeks Mystery Photo!
Remember to comment that you are participating and then send me your guess in an email! Have fun!
As I announced yesterday each week I will be sharing a Mystery Photo with you. You have one week to guess what it is and to enter your guess in the drawing for a prize from one of my shops!
I won't keep you in suspense any longer, so here is the first photo.
The rules are simple.
Rules: 1. Study the photograph 2. You have until the following Sunday night at 9pm EST (changed to Monday NOON est on feb 1st) to identify what the picture is and get your entry in. 3. Enter the drawing by emailing me your guess ( make as detailed as possible), see my profile for email. LEAVE A COMMENT THAT YOU ARE PARTICIPATING BUT NOT WITH YOUR GUESS! Please send the guess to my email. :) 4. 1 Winner will be drawn from all the entries. Winner will be announced the following Monday with the new Mystery Monday Photo.
Please read this post for more detailed instructions about how you can get more than one entry.
Who, what where and how: PCAGOE, the Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy, is sponsoring a Spring Fling Scavenger Hunt from April 13 to 24, 2009. To participate, visit my shop during that time and search for the hidden Spring Fling image among my items. When you find it, send me a convo through Etsy that includes the URL of the listing where the image is hidden (or just click on “contact seller” from the item where the image is hidden, and the item info will automatically appear in the subject line.)
That's it! You must be a registered Etsy user to qualify, so if you have not already registered, please take a moment to do so, it's Free and you can join in our fun! Registering is fast and easy.
On April 24, 2009, I will draw a winner at random using an online random number generator. I will notify the winner by return convo and make arrangements to issue you the prize. I will also post the winner's name here on my blog. Please be sure to check your convos!
Here is a list of the other participating shops. Each member is offering a different prize! You can also visit our team website – http://pcagoe.com – for a complete list of participating shops and the prizes they are offering.
Announcing the winner of the PCAGOE Scavenger Hunt for the Organic Odysseys shop:
FloatingRabbit!!!!
Congratulations! Please convo me on how you wish to spend your Gift certificate of $20, so I can make a listing just for you!!!!
A Special thank you to all who entered, I hope you had fun on the hunt and will keep posted about any other fun things we are planning! I really enjoyed opening up your entries and for those who left encouraging comments and compliments, I thank you, it was very inspiring for me, my gift from you! Thank you for playing!
Keep tuned in to my blog and the PCAGOE blog for more fun events!
Happy Holidayseveryone!And again, thanks for your participation!
