Larry, I tried to imbed a picture into the msg and it isn't working, for some reason. You can still put the image source location into the 'Optional Link URL' block and give it a name and that will still work.

My husband had the same trouble on another web site last night and couldn't get anything to work except a clickable link. I don't think it is just the garden knomes this time. I wondered if his site was forcing links rather than imbedding pictures because of file size requirements, but since this forum is having issues as well, maybe it is something else.

Just copy the URL and past in the link just like you copy it. There's no extra code required this way.

Here is a link that might be useful: Test Pic

Oops - "knomes"? Try gnomes. It's too early and I'm going back to bed. I started 3 kinds of new meds last night and didn't get much sleep, so I'm going to try again, if I can sleep through the thunder. Maybe I can spell better when I wake up. LOL

soonergrandmom, thanks, I did not mean to post that message anyway, I was practicing and hit the wrong button.

I am going to try again in a while. I feel so stupid, if my I.Q. has dropped like it appears, then I need to be placed in a home of somekind.

Larry

Larry,

The computer commands or 'tags' you use to embed the URL of your photo are somewhat confusing at first. Every part of the tag has to be exact meaning upper case, lower case, spaces ect. or the command will not work. Sometimes after you embed your URL between the tags, your also have to back http: out of the URL in order for it to work.

Yesterday you talked about 'old dogs and new tricks' well this 'old dog' is 55 and if I can learn it you certainly can too.

You are not stupid and your I.Q. hasn't dropped. Play with it in the 'Post a Follow-Up' of your post using the Preview Message box until you figure it out. If you hit summit message it will post.

I'm willing to help more specifically if you have questions. Good Luck!

Keith

Thanks, Keith, you make feel better. I am 67 and the only thing I can remember having this much trouble with was GOLF, I tried for 3 years and never got anywhere near PAR. It seemed like the harder I tried the worse I got. That was 30 years ago, I sold my clubs and I have not regretted it for one minute.

Larry

Larry - I'm still challenged as well on this part. It's not I.Q. or age (I'm 53), ya just gotta learn (and retain! heh!) computer lingo.

I'm attaching a previous thread by devilwoman (aka Debra) that explained in detail how to post pictures. She's way smarter and better at it than me, so I've saved the link in my favorites because I too can't get the hang of it!

Paula

Here is a link that might be useful: Previous thread on posting pictures

Thanks to all of you.

soonergrandmom those are beautiful pictures in the link you posted, are they yours? I would love to take pictures like that and also to grow plants like that.

I hope you get adjusted to your new meds soon. I dont sleep well either, but being retired I can get and go to bed as I please.

Larry

Larry, you might have already figured out it, but just in case...here's my short instructions :)

Photobucket makes it easy for you. I opened up your album. I didn't see the codes posted underneath the photos, but when I clicked on an individual photo, all the codes were posted to the left.

Copy the code in the HTML box. (click inside the box, right click, choose copy). Come back here and paste it in the Message box (you can use the right click again). The code will paste. When you hit "preview message", the pic should appear like this:

by the way, I'm super jealous of your beautiful garden!

Lisa

Thanks Larry. Yes, they are my pictures taken with an older Kodak degital camera. My DH has the good camera, but this is an old 3.2 megapixal one that I keep on my desk and is good enough for when I want to run grab a garden picture. All of those were taken in my yard (except one). I was surprised when the banana tree lived thru the winter. I have it in a corner where it is sheltered on three sides and it is huge now. It is amazing how much they grow in one year.

The pictures were all taken early in the season and I did have a good garden in spring and early summer. I have very little left right now. My tomatoes produced heavily but didn't last very long. I lost my mother last month and I spent time away from home when it was planting time for a fall garden, so I don't have one. I have only peppers, okra, and a container of sweet potatoes. I also have one bean tower that I am trying to grow out for the seeds.

Besides the veggies that I froze, I canned about 150 jars of food, but probably about 45-50 of those were made with Granny Smith apples from my son's tree. That is about as much as I can handle alone. My DH has decided he is "really" going to retire at the end of the year, so maybe I will try for more produce next year.

The Japanese beetles were really bad this year and they loved my pole beans so the only beans I had were the bush beans that I grew early in the season. Usually I only plant pole beans so I guess I was lucky to have any at all. Last year I had a pole bean from George that I loved, so I am trying to grow out what I have left to get seed again.

Almost half of my garden has been cleared and tilled but has volunteer Kentucky Wonder beans coming up all over it. I guess I am getting a cover crop without planting one. I had planned to add mushroom compost then cover it with leaves since I didn't get a fall planting done. We can buy mushroom compost by the truck load here for a reasonable price. I have a couple of raised beds that need to have some good stuff added and I thought I would add some to the garden as well, now that I have a 'garden truck'.

The meds are another story. I am an insulin dependent diabetic but the doc wants me on a oral pill as well and I don't seem to tolerate any of them, so we are trying a new one. I had some little virus a month ago which seems to have left me with an infection and my ears have been driving me nuts. I am taking an antibiotic along with a heavy decongestant, none of which are working well yet. So now I have the congestion discomfort and dizziness along with the affects of meds. I usually do the ear thing about twice a year, and this time is my first doctor visit this year, so I shouldn't complain.

I worked in government contracting for many years and had a family so I had little time for gardening. Now that my time is my own, I tend to plant a lot, but I just love to garden. My garden will never be a 'show place' because I like to experiment. I can assure you that mine never looks as neat and orderly as yours but it seems to produce anyway.

The tomato plant with all of the green tomatoes was called Cluster Goliath. Jay sent me the seed and I only got one planted in my garden. I planted more seed, but I probably gave some away as transplants. The two tomatoes on the scale that weighed over 38 ounces were Royal Hillbilly and the vine probably had 10 that size and more smaller ones. I will plant both of those again. The Cluster Goliath is a small tomato but at one time I counted 42 tomatoes on that plant. They are about the size of a small Roma, but are more round.

I am not the kind of gardener that some of these folks are, and although I'm not new at it, I am still learning. My DH was and AF officer so we lived everywhere so I have tried gardening in a lot of different places. I have been here nine years, but I started with a very small patch of my backyard when I was working. This year I planted the entire back yard but I am still fighting grass in half of it. I have really great soil and usually plenty of rain, but this summer has been the exception. Of course, now that most of the garden is gone, we have had about six inches this month. LOL

The picture that wasn't in the garden was a sample of the childrens clothing that I make for a humanitarian project. I haven't been sewing much lately and instead have been indexing Oklahoma marriage records and Indian allotment papers which will help people with their genealogy. I did 2222 names last month and I think I have already done more than that this month. When I get tired of that, I will go back to my sewing project. So much to do...and so little time.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4805482130_096db5e192_m.jpg

trying this out

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad172/healtherly/2009backyardgoodphoto.jpg

Here is a link that might be useful:

i don't understand these directions. i can't even get flicr to work anymore as it no longer gives the url or whatever it is. i went to photobucket and added a photo, but i can't get it to come up where the message is located.

Yay Jessaka!!!

Lisa I will try again. I hope to post a butterfly picture.
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YAY Larry!!! You did a great job!

Got it!

How about that, it was easy with a little help.

I think this was what George told me a few weeks ago and when I would copy and past, I would get that crazy bunch of letters and numbers. They looked nothing at all like what I was wanting to post. I guess I never took it any farther.

GREAT THANKS TO Y'ALL.

Larry

I've noticed that some folks who post photos here have their security setting on 'Public', this means anyone on the web only has to click on your photo and it will take them to your image hosting site (Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa etc.) and let them view your photo album or albums.

The following gives info on security settings and is copied and pasted from the FAQ page at Flickr:

What if I don't want everyone to see my photos?

That's not a problem. Every photo has its own privacy settings. You can make a photo available to everyone (that's public, and includes people visiting the site who aren't Flickr members); make it visible only to your friends, your family, or both your friends and family; or keep it completely private.

I realise that none of us probably has anything to hide, but it is something you might want to think about.

Keith

Keith, thanks, there's a lot I dont know about any of this stuff on the computer and on the web. I dont have anything I want to hide, but then there's a few things that maybe should be private.

I want to learn how to set up the pictures in small groups. Some for plublic, some for my private records.

Thanks again, Larry