I had a car for sale two years ago on craig's list. I had a scammer of some sort contact me via email. At first they seemed to be making legitimate inquiries about the car. The person said they were representing someone in England, who wanted the car, and they were buying it for them here in the U.S. to be shipped back to England. Then they said they wanted to buy it with a cashier's check but the amount would be over the purchase price and I would need to send the difference before shipping etc, etc. Since this was April of 2005, the scam was new at the time but I still knew it was a scam of some sort. I researched it online on the FBI's website. Sure enough, there were big warnings about the new scam. I reported this person but never heard anything from the FBI. However, they didn't use an international address. They actually used the address of a bed and breakfast in michigan. But the phone number they gave me always went straight to voice mail. And when I called the B&B, they had no idea who that person was. Since the money was to be wired to them instead of sending it to the B&B, I think they just picked an address at random that seemed legitimate. They weren't planning on getting any mail or money at that address. But having a U.S. address made them seem more legitimate, I suppose. One of the things that made me curious at the very beginning was it made no sense for anyone in England to want to buy a used car in the U.S., especially a gas guzzling Ford Explorer. So big for a country with such narrow streets and sky high gas prices. How much is the equivalent of a gallon of gas there? Isn't it around $6? And plus, the steering wheel would be on the wrong side of the car! Anyway, I never did tell the guy that I'd busted him. I wanted to see if the FBI would catch him. But they didn't do anything. No one ever contacted me. I did find an article at the time in the Chicago Sun Times on this then new scam. So I emailed the reporter to give him the details on how they'd tried to scam me. He emailed me back and I forwarded him the emails. I thought at least a reporter could make use of the info to get the news out.

I can't, either, Fun2BHere, and the glasses I use for the PC monitor are only a few months old. Sometimes I wonder if some of these pictures are 90% (or more) imagination. But then again, some are almost too easy. I do have fun looking for whatever, though, frustrating as it is sometimes. Rusty

It looks like there's 2 of them in your circle one right above the other, edit never mind it's not another one. . I assumed that was the critter but had no idea what it was. I also thought perhaps that was not a twig but a walking stick bug to the right.

#1 A baby/fledgling Great Horned Owl....the parents are nearby....probably in the trees....?...but maybe not in these trees. #2 A BIG frog....the size of my hand... ****************************************************************************************************** Sorry about the trash. This is a HUGE wildlife area with a trail next to the creek. The creek flooded a couple of years ago. When that happens peoples yards flood, trash cans are knocked over...... styrafoam hot tubs float away. :0)