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« on: July 05, 2006, 11:02:56 pm »
Each month, BetterMost will have a new image at the top of the site.  Just like a calendar, each month will bring something new.  For those who want to see the images in their full glory, I will attach them as replies to this message so you can see what they look like or save them yourself.  These will be in high resolution, so please be patient as they load.

To save these images, in most browsers, simply right click on the image and select Save Picture As and then you can save it to your own computer.

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« Last Edit: July 13, 2006, 10:29:18 am by Phillip »
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection - June
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2006, 11:04:25 pm »
Here is the image we just finished using for the month of June

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection - July
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2006, 11:13:17 pm »
Here is the image we are using for the month of July.  It's too bad we couldn't accomodate more of the fence in our banner!

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2006, 08:19:56 pm »
The banner just does nothing to prepare us for the beauty in these images!

These have got to be the best scenery picture I've ever seen - truly magestic - they are now part of my desktop - move over Ennis, you've been there for half a year now  ;D (still part of my screen saver, though)

Thanks to the photographer(s) and to you Phil (?) for making these available
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection - August
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2006, 05:48:42 pm »
Here is the image we'll be using in August as soon as I catch up and get it inserted!

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2006, 09:40:03 am »
Wow, these are lovely pics.
I can imagine Ennis and Jack finding a passage between the mountains.
Make sure you download them and look at the whole picture.
It is fun to zoom in on parts of the mountains and plains and check to see if Ennis and Jack are coming around that bend in the trail.
Over there, over there, I am sure I can see a hat behind that rock.
oops! getting carried away again.
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2006, 06:34:57 pm »
These are AWESOME.  :D

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« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2006, 06:40:03 pm »
Little mementoes of paradise for us to savor on a month-by-month basis. Thank you, Phillip, for all the beauty. I think it would be neat, if it were possible, to somewhere state the geographic location where each image was taken.

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2006, 10:39:08 pm »
Little mementoes of paradise for us to savor on a month-by-month basis. Thank you, Phillip, for all the beauty. I think it would be neat, if it were possible, to somewhere state the geographic location where each image was taken.

Unfortunately, I usually don't have that information.  When it is provided, I'll include it.
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2006, 01:45:55 pm »
Here is the fall image:

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« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2006, 03:53:32 pm »
Woo hoo & Heee Haaa

This latest baby will be on my desktop within the hour - Thanks Phil!!   :)
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2006, 10:01:15 pm »
Wow those are great pics!  Wish I could find out where and who took them.

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2007, 06:00:53 pm »
Our image for January 2007:

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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2007, 04:45:07 am »
Excellent, I actually shivered when I opened the site today. 
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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2007, 02:14:09 pm »
Hey, did you sneak off to Colorado over the weekend to get that shot, Phillip??
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« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2007, 03:08:01 pm »
Hey, did you sneak off to Colorado over the weekend to get that shot, Phillip??
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I was gonna say - I think I see Lee's house in there. :)

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« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2007, 05:15:34 pm »
I love the big open sky and the winter wonderland look!  8)
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2007, 12:27:34 am »
Our first image for the Spring '07 season.  I felt it was time for some sheep!

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« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2007, 01:57:16 pm »
I felt it was time for some sheep!


Sheep? Sheep? ......   I think I've heard the word before... ;) Ah, you mean the woollies  ;D.

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« Reply #19 on: March 29, 2007, 03:40:16 pm »
Oh my gosh! I just saw a peeing sheep!! Quick, where's Becky!!

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2007, 02:27:03 am »
I love the sheep, but I wanted to pick up the pace of changing the banner more often.  John is trying to figure out a way to increase the amount of banner image and decrease the pesky yellowing "info bar" that covers at least 1/3rd of it.  Take a look at this and see why the banner alone cannot do the image justice!  (Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the message to pan right and left. Your browser can also capture the image.)

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« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2007, 04:27:11 am »
That's a very beautiful picture Phillip.

I'm starting to wonder how on earth I'm going to be able to take photographs in Alberta that really reflect the beauty and vastness of the place... :-\
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« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2007, 10:42:44 am »
Awesome, just Awesome!  ;D

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« Reply #23 on: April 18, 2007, 12:04:51 pm »
That's a very beautiful picture Phillip.

I'm starting to wonder how on earth I'm going to be able to take photographs in Alberta that really reflect the beauty and vastness of the place... :-\

Take them with your mind's eye; smell the air deeply; touch the surfaces & textures you encounter; sit or lay for a while to just listen to, feel and sense the place;  & remember the feeling of the place in your heart.  Then, along with any "proper" photos you take you'll have the perfect memory.

A good tip is to actually get a photo of you in the scenery, not just as a souvenir pic, but of you enjoying it somehow - stretched out on a rock, paddling in the river, arms round a tree, that kind of thing...with you not overly prominent in the composition.  They might not be the prize aesthetic photos in your collection but should help bring back the sensations you had at the time when you look at them again. 

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« Reply #24 on: April 18, 2007, 02:14:24 pm »
Thanks for the tip Nic!

I'll keep it in mind.
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« Reply #25 on: April 18, 2007, 03:16:07 pm »
Take them with your mind's eye; smell the air deeply; touch the surfaces & textures you encounter; sit or lay for a while to just listen to, feel and sense the place;  & remember the feeling of the place in your heart.  Then, along with any "proper" photos you take you'll have the perfect memory.

What I'd love to do is find someone who can take a digital recording w/ microphone and just record the natural sounds of locations like these and provide the audio so that folks can sit back, relax, and experience the atmosphere even more.
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« Reply #26 on: June 03, 2007, 02:43:39 pm »
I am planning to make some banners for your consideration and put them here. I take it you want a 1688x1126 RGB JPEG at 72 dpi with a pixel depth of 8 at about 1.3 mB. Will that work??

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« Reply #27 on: June 03, 2007, 11:00:15 pm »
The wider they are the better - that seems to be the most important criteria so that people with very hi-res displays don't see the banner end and then re-start again.  The length is very limiting because the forum software covers up a lot of the image.  In general, the higher resolution the better because John can always re-render the image at a lower rate just before it goes up.  Thanks for the forthcoming contributions!
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2007, 11:38:45 am »
I posted four in low-res starting here:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10186.msg199492.html#msg199492

When I tried to upload the hi-res versions, DivShare wouldn't take them for some reason.

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« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2007, 09:16:37 pm »
I posted four in low-res starting here:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,10186.msg199492.html#msg199492

When I tried to upload the hi-res versions, DivShare wouldn't take them for some reason.



You can upload them to the site here now that I greatly increased the size limits for file attachments. 
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« Reply #30 on: June 05, 2007, 11:43:55 am »
What about this for starters?



The location is "Signal" Ranch, Northern Colorado. I especially like the little bit of horse's ass in the corner.  ;D

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« Reply #31 on: June 05, 2007, 02:26:58 pm »
Here is the view of the Wind River Range in Wyoming during winter:


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« Reply #32 on: June 05, 2007, 09:03:32 pm »
I like the Signal Ranch and think we can adopt that one as the banner is a bit stale.
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« Reply #33 on: June 05, 2007, 09:25:57 pm »
I like the Signal Ranch and think we can adopt that one as the banner is a bit stale.

Great! Long's Peak is barely visible thru the clouds in the middle.

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« Reply #34 on: June 12, 2007, 05:37:53 pm »
WOW! These photos are simply breathtaking Phillip!  I'll be coping them onto my computer that's for sure!

I just stumbled across these by accident ... what a great site!!


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I am glad you like them.  These have been used as our top banner image over the history of the site, and now that we've gotten a few more, we're definitely due for a change. 
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« Reply #35 on: June 28, 2007, 11:31:22 am »
Here's one I made of the view toward the Continental Divide and Rocky Mountain National Park from the YMCA Center where we held the BBQ. It doesn't look very summery, but it was taken in May.

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« Reply #36 on: July 03, 2007, 02:29:33 pm »
I am in the process of posting about 20 pictures that are the best of my camping trip last weekend to the Continental Divide. If there are any that you would like for a banner, just let me know. They're in Anything Goes, here:

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« Reply #37 on: July 03, 2007, 07:08:32 pm »
Why not post them all in a thread you can break out and call "HD" :) and then we'll grab as we can.  :)  Thanks!
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« Reply #38 on: July 16, 2007, 07:00:07 pm »
Okay, but in the meantime, here are some more photos of Wyoming.

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« Reply #39 on: July 31, 2007, 06:26:02 pm »
Here is a banner image of the Morley location from the movie shooting (taken during the Alberta pilgrimage)

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« Reply #40 on: October 21, 2007, 08:43:59 pm »
Wyoming in July:

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« Reply #41 on: January 01, 2008, 11:48:47 am »
Hint, hint: Tent don't look right! Those Xmas balls up there in the banner are the size of apples!! And they are starting to grate on my New Year's eyes!! Git your new banner images here, or I'm sure you have lots from Alberta that haven't been posted yet! Thanks!!

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« Reply #42 on: January 03, 2008, 12:10:28 am »
Hint, hint: Tent don't look right! Those Xmas balls up there in the banner are the size of apples!! And they are starting to grate on my New Year's eyes!! Git your new banner images here, or I'm sure you have lots from Alberta that haven't been posted yet! Thanks!!



Now, that is one beautiful banner!!
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« Reply #43 on: January 03, 2008, 12:49:21 pm »
Here is a full size version of the January banner.  Note it's actually 3872 x 2592, so this is one HUGE image!

The image below is a preview.  Download the full sized image from the link below it for best results.



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« Reply #44 on: January 03, 2008, 01:28:24 pm »
Was the vantage point for this photo the Banff Boundary Lodge??

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« Reply #45 on: January 03, 2008, 11:22:54 pm »
That makes a beautiful desktop. Thanks!!!

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« Reply #46 on: January 04, 2008, 12:58:22 am »
I liked the balls, but it's so nice to be back to a peaceful mountain view.  8)
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« Reply #47 on: January 05, 2008, 09:28:41 am »
The January banner image is so beautiful
and the colors are absolutely fitting to the board colors.
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« Reply #48 on: January 06, 2008, 10:00:24 pm »
Was the vantage point for this photo the Banff Boundary Lodge??

I don't believe so.  I am not sure where he took this shot.
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« Reply #49 on: January 06, 2008, 10:01:35 pm »
The January banner image is so beautiful
and the colors are absolutely fitting to the board colors.
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Sometimes when you are looking around for something, one picture will jump right out at you and you know.  This was the case this time.
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« Reply #50 on: May 04, 2008, 01:28:38 pm »
Are other banner images available here - such as the current Wyoming in April?
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« Reply #51 on: May 06, 2008, 12:47:28 pm »
Here is a banner image of the Morley location from the movie shooting (taken during the Alberta pilgrimage)



What about this one, taken in Morley??

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« Reply #52 on: June 07, 2008, 06:26:30 pm »
The banner image from June 7th 2008 was taken by me last summer in Kananaskis Country, one of the primary filming locations for Brokeback.  I'll have the full image available shortly - we're still tinkering with it because it's not coming out as sharp as I would have liked.
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« Reply #53 on: December 31, 2008, 05:14:48 pm »
Hint, hint: Tent don't look right! Those Xmas balls up there in the banner are the size of apples!! And they are starting to grate on my New Year's eyes!! Git your new banner images here, or I'm sure you have lots from Alberta that haven't been posted yet! Thanks!!

I have the same reaction to the holiday banner every year along about this time: those balls are the size of apples!!

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« Reply #54 on: January 04, 2009, 12:15:55 am »


   I like the holiday banners.  I loved the one from Kerry, of the front room with the fire and the lights...I think all the year
we have the regular pictures, and it is nice to have some that are indicative of the season, or the holidays.



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« Reply #55 on: January 04, 2009, 05:25:24 pm »
Thanks for noticing about the news banners, friend Janice! This has become a joint project among the moderators. I am very proud of the way the banners look, how they're changing frequently, and our spirit of collaboration on them! I think working on the news banners has truly united the moderators this year!

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« Reply #56 on: January 15, 2009, 12:50:48 pm »
Our image for January 2007:



I nominate this beautiful snow scene for the January 2009 banner!!
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« Reply #57 on: January 21, 2009, 11:14:59 am »
I found a new scene for 2009.  The only odd thing about it will be mostly noticed by those using a widescreen monitor.  The peak of the hill is actually the dividing line between the end of the image, and a "mirror" of it.  One of the problems we've had is with images that are not widescreen enough, which causes them to repeat for a growing number of folks who are moving to wider screens.  This image wasn't wide enough either, but it was extended through a mirror trick, which is why there appears to be a lot of symmetry around that hill.

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #58 on: January 21, 2009, 02:38:56 pm »
I found a new scene for 2009.  The only odd thing about it will be mostly noticed by those using a widescreen monitor.  The peak of the hill is actually the dividing line between the end of the image, and a "mirror" of it.  One of the problems we've had is with images that are not widescreen enough, which causes them to repeat for a growing number of folks who are moving to wider screens.  This image wasn't wide enough either, but it was extended through a mirror trick, which is why there appears to be a lot of symmetry around that hill.

The gift boxes and some other issues with our holiday theme will be retired shortly, especially the too dark message editor preview mode.

I wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it, Phillip  It looks kind of cool.  :)

I'm glad the dark message editor preview is on the way out, since it's hard to tell how colors will read when they're posted.  8)
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #59 on: January 21, 2009, 02:42:30 pm »
I nominate this beautiful snow scene for the January 2009 banner!!

That is so beautiful! Where is that?
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #60 on: January 21, 2009, 04:28:01 pm »
That is so beautiful! Where is that?
I would guess it's a ski area in the West, because those in the Eastern US have more trees.
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« Reply #61 on: January 21, 2009, 05:19:25 pm »
I would guess it's a ski area in the West, because those in the Eastern US have more trees.

Oh, I figured it was somewhere you had been on one of your many excursions you gad about you!! LOL
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #62 on: January 21, 2009, 07:00:10 pm »
It's Phillip's photo, altho his travels, except for the Alberta pilgrimage, are around the proverbial coffee pot lookin for the handle, I gather!

Speaking of gadding about, last weekend I was at a ski area even more beautiful than this. Closed down, too. It was just south a Brokenback Mountain in the Big Horns!! And Brokenback was just as beautiful and inspiring as always!!

Here's a shot of the Cloud Peak Range just east of Brokenback, with a touch of alpenglow:



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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #63 on: January 21, 2009, 10:24:34 pm »
It's Phillip's photo, altho his travels, except for the Alberta pilgrimage, are around the proverbial coffee pot lookin for the handle, I gather!

Speaking of gadding about, last weekend I was at a ski area even more beautiful than this. Closed down, too. It was just south a Brokenback Mountain in the Big Horns!! And Brokenback was just as beautiful and inspiring as always!!

Here's a shot of the Cloud Peak Range just east of Brokenback, with a touch of alpenglow:



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« Reply #64 on: January 21, 2009, 10:43:50 pm »
You bet, friend. And I'd be honored to be there and/or facilitating your trip in some way.
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #65 on: January 22, 2009, 01:53:10 pm »
That image is taken from the Snake River Valley in southern Idaho.  I did not take it, but licensed it for use here.

It's on the kitchen laptop so next time I fire it up, I'll put the original up for folks to see.
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #66 on: April 26, 2009, 11:20:30 pm »
gorgeous banner!! so crisp and bright...

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #67 on: April 26, 2009, 11:52:58 pm »
It comes from this picture... very blue....

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #68 on: April 27, 2009, 12:34:49 am »
I can just see a old pickup coming around that curve with a couple of men in cowboy hats

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #69 on: April 27, 2009, 01:03:04 am »
Reminds me of where we sang by the lake that night in Alberta.  Thanks for the beautiful change, Phillip.

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« Reply #70 on: April 27, 2009, 08:40:57 am »
Very nice, the new banner image--though I suspect it's a fall picture, rather than a spring picture.  ;D
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« Reply #71 on: April 27, 2009, 08:47:02 pm »
I'm hoping those red bushes are willows, which turn red or yellow in the spring!
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #72 on: April 27, 2009, 09:49:11 pm »
I'm hoping those red bushes are willows, which turn red or yellow in the spring!

Do they really? I didn't know that!  :D  I was thinking they were something that turns red in the fall.  :)
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #73 on: April 28, 2009, 09:20:58 am »
The new banner picture is very, very pretty Phillip. Were was it taken? (I'm assuming it's a picture you took yourself.)



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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #74 on: January 06, 2010, 11:04:48 am »
Applause, applause to our "12 Days of Brokie Christmas" banner author southendmd!! It's been quite an Epiphany to learn of all the Alma Juniors, Linda Higginses, etc out there!!
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #75 on: January 06, 2010, 11:07:45 am »
Applause, applause to our "12 Days of Brokie Christmas" banner author southendmd!! It's been quite an Epiphany to learn of all the Alma Juniors, Linda Higginses, etc out there!!

Thanks, Lee, but the original thread was a team effort among several very creative people!

In fact, you started it!

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #76 on: January 26, 2010, 10:06:34 am »
Another great news banner from our moderating team!



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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #77 on: March 24, 2010, 02:20:57 pm »
Love the banner!

I had never seen this pic before. Thanks!

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #78 on: April 03, 2010, 12:28:36 pm »
What a bittersweet pic of Heath. Beautiful but so sad

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« Reply #79 on: April 03, 2010, 11:47:54 pm »
I agree... notice how the wind is whipping thru his hair...  :-\
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #80 on: July 13, 2010, 07:10:06 pm »
Have someone sneaked in to Sonja´s kitchen or what?

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #81 on: July 13, 2010, 07:28:23 pm »
Have someone sneaked in to Sonja´s kitchen or what?

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« Reply #82 on: July 13, 2010, 07:37:35 pm »
You really know your beans!
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #83 on: July 15, 2010, 04:15:58 pm »
Have someone sneaked in to Sonja´s kitchen or what?

 ;D

I kinda expected you to figure that out!!    ;) ;D

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« Reply #84 on: July 16, 2010, 01:09:57 am »
I kinda expected you to figure that out!!    ;) ;D
it´s not like I had a lot of Swedes to chose between 8)

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #85 on: July 16, 2010, 03:21:09 pm »
it´s not like I had a lot of Swedes to chose between 8)

No, you hadn't. Esp since 50% of the Swedish Bettermostians are in the States atm!!   :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #86 on: March 20, 2011, 01:15:05 pm »
Love the current banner! John totally deserves his own banner.

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #87 on: March 25, 2011, 02:49:35 pm »
I love the current banner too. That's a beautiful statue. For some reason I kept thinking it said "The Lost Cowboy". And I figured maybe he was blowing his horn so someone would go find him! :laugh:

I just now realized it says "The Last Cowboy".

I don't know what's the matter with me. :P

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« Reply #88 on: April 17, 2011, 07:42:16 am »
What a great banner the current one is!!

The two pics are soooo well chosen!

It's impossible not to notice they are taken in the very same spot.


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« Reply #89 on: April 17, 2011, 08:13:03 am »
What a great banner the current one is!!

The two pics are soooo well chosen!

It's impossible not to notice they are taken in the very same spot.


What Sonja said.


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« Reply #90 on: April 17, 2011, 08:17:36 am »

Paul made the banner.

In that case: well done, Paul!   :)

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #91 on: April 17, 2011, 08:39:32 am »
In that case: well done, Paul!   :)

Thanks!  I actually took that photo of Henry, in the very spot. 

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« Reply #92 on: April 17, 2011, 08:44:04 am »
Thanks!  I actually took that photo of Henry, in the very spot. 

No doubt planning ahead for promoting the next trip!  ;D

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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #93 on: April 17, 2011, 09:19:25 am »
Love the banner! I'd also like to see other recreations of this scene. I know of two, at least! But not on the banner...I'll start a thread!
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« Reply #94 on: May 12, 2011, 07:49:23 am »
I think I have a slow day at work today because I´m mimicking Jack´s facial expressions over and over again. :laugh:

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« Reply #95 on: May 12, 2011, 03:06:14 pm »
I think I have a slow day at work today because I´m mimicking Jack´s facial expressions over and over again. :laugh:

If you rehearse real well, you can give us a little performance in Alberta!!


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« Reply #96 on: May 13, 2011, 12:21:48 am »
If you rehearse real well, you can give us a little performance in Alberta!!


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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #97 on: December 24, 2012, 10:40:49 am »
Thanks for the wonderful holiday banner! Happy holidays, everyone!
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« Reply #98 on: December 24, 2012, 12:47:20 pm »
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« Reply #99 on: December 24, 2012, 01:21:50 pm »
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« Reply #100 on: January 01, 2013, 09:56:58 am »
Thanks for the lovely 2013 New Year banner! Happy 2013 everyone!
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« Reply #101 on: July 10, 2013, 07:42:30 pm »
What a fantastic banner up there today........congratulations to whoever is responsible.....

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« Reply #102 on: July 10, 2013, 11:14:25 pm »
What a fantastic banner up there today........congratulations to whoever is responsible.....

Thanks, Sue!  I found a whole bunch of lovely BBM gifs over at ennisjack.com.  They sure make for good banners. 

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« Reply #103 on: July 10, 2013, 11:40:33 pm »
Wow, nice job, Paul!  8)
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« Reply #104 on: September 18, 2013, 01:01:22 pm »
The banner photo of Ennis and Jack leaning against the truck is wonderful. I love the way it's rendered only in blues and browns.
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« Reply #105 on: September 19, 2013, 01:53:32 am »
The banner photo of Ennis and Jack leaning against the truck is wonderful. I love the way it's rendered only in blues and browns.


Thanks, Lee. I made the banner but didn't do the work on the photo. It has been stored in my BBM collection for years.


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« Reply #106 on: July 25, 2014, 09:04:00 am »
I know that diner quite well. In fact there is a picture-postcard of it hanging right in front of me at my desk.  :)
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« Reply #107 on: July 25, 2014, 10:01:16 am »
I know that diner quite well. In fact there is a picture-postcard of it hanging right in front of me at my desk.  :)

I had just googled "cowboy diner" and that was the best photo!  Lee said it's pretty close to her, and that the steak and eggs are good (inexpensive too).

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« Reply #108 on: July 25, 2014, 11:32:13 am »
I had just googled "cowboy diner" and that was the best photo!  Lee said it's pretty close to her, and that the steak and eggs are good (inexpensive too).

It's Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner on West Colfax Ave. in Lakewood, CO. The food is very good of its kind (I mean, it's diner food), and just inside the door is an antique barrister bookcase that is the envy of OCD and me. The diner folks use it to hold t-shirts.
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« Reply #109 on: July 25, 2014, 05:14:19 pm »
must say, really like the pic.


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« Reply #110 on: July 26, 2014, 03:32:58 am »
It's Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner on West Colfax Ave. in Lakewood, CO. The food is very good of its kind (I mean, it's diner food), and just inside the door is an antique barrister bookcase that is the envy of OCD and me. The diner folks use it to hold t-shirts.


I had to look up that one. Neat idea, to stack separate units into one bookcase! And they look beautiful with the glass doors on every unit.

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« Reply #111 on: December 26, 2017, 11:55:16 am »
Wonderful Christmas banner of the cowboys decorating the Christmas tree! Thank you so much to our little banner creation team. I know of no other forum that has such tasteful and regularly updated banners. We truly are BetterMost!
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« Reply #112 on: December 27, 2017, 12:18:58 am »
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« Reply #113 on: July 06, 2018, 10:14:42 am »
Taking suggestions for a new banner. . .what would you like to see?
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« Reply #114 on: July 07, 2018, 04:29:49 pm »
I don't know anyone who has any photoshop skills, but perhaps a collage of the cast would be nice.


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« Reply #115 on: July 07, 2018, 07:48:19 pm »
Great idea!! Who, at minimum, should be included?
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Re: BetterMost Banner Image Collection
« Reply #116 on: July 07, 2018, 10:58:28 pm »
Heath (Ennis), Jake (Jack), Michelle (Alma), Anne (Lureen)

Linda (Cassie), Kate (Alma Jr.), Roberta (Ma Twist), David (Randall), Peter (Pa Twist).

Maybe Anna (LaShawn) as well.


I'm thinking of a collage of the actors, but not in their roles.


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« Reply #117 on: July 08, 2018, 01:23:09 pm »
Wonderful Christmas banner of the cowboys decorating the Christmas tree! Thank you so much to our little banner creation team. I know of no other forum that has such tasteful and regularly updated banners. We truly are BetterMost!

I'm sorry I missed this one. I was rather busy with other matters last Christmas season.
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« Reply #118 on: July 08, 2018, 07:17:01 pm »
Perhaps someone has it saved somewhere.


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« Reply #119 on: July 09, 2018, 10:25:18 am »
Here is the photo that Chrissi posted. Let's get in the mood for Christmas in July!!
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« Reply #120 on: July 09, 2018, 10:36:59 am »
Here is the photo that Chrissi posted. Let's get in the mood for Christmas in July!!

That's a very nice picture! Thanks!  :)
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« Reply #121 on: July 09, 2018, 10:59:31 pm »
Christmas in July works for me!


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« Reply #122 on: July 10, 2018, 02:02:20 pm »
Christmas in Swedish is jul, and July is juli.

So Christmas in July is jul i juli !


(no, we don't capitalise those words)

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« Reply #123 on: July 10, 2018, 03:42:09 pm »
I thought Christmas in July was a southern hemisphere thing. In Australia (have not heard it mentioned much in NZ) it is a chance to have all the traditional hot Christmas foods. Where I lived in the Mountains behind Sydney it is advertised by hotels etc as a weekend and they have roast dinners, plum pudding, roaring log fires, mulled wine. These are not things so popular in the heat of December when seafood and salads and a day at the beach are more likely these days.

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« Reply #124 on: July 10, 2018, 09:06:23 pm »
Over here, I think Christmas in July is more of a retail thing, a way to have sales and entice people into stores.


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« Reply #125 on: July 11, 2018, 09:24:50 am »
Over here, I think Christmas in July is more of a retail thing, a way to have sales and entice people into stores.

Sure enough, but it also sounds like a great excuse for a party.  :D

And it you don't need an excuse to party, call it a theme.  ;D
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« Reply #126 on: July 11, 2018, 07:09:16 pm »
any excuse to party works for me!


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« Reply #127 on: July 14, 2018, 11:54:24 pm »
The banner is making me think about starting to look for Christmas cards soon.


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« Reply #128 on: July 19, 2018, 10:28:40 am »
Heath (Ennis), Jake (Jack), Michelle (Alma), Anne (Lureen)

Linda (Cassie), Kate (Alma Jr.), Roberta (Ma Twist), David (Randall), Peter (Pa Twist).

Maybe Anna (LaShawn) as well.
I'm thinking of a collage of the actors, but not in their roles.

I'm working on this, Chuck, but I got distracted by the famous grandchild game.
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« Reply #129 on: July 19, 2018, 06:07:22 pm »
That's fine!   If I had any talent  with photoshop, I'd try it, but I am not tech savvy enough!


Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!