Category — Life

Earlier this summer, I was on vacation in Kure Beach and we went to a nature center. I shot this photo of a frog behind glass. I kinda like the composition and the little guy’s expression, but there is nothing too exciting about the noisiness, muted color or lack of sharpness. The noise in the background might be a little hard to see at this size, but it’s there. You can click the photos so see them a bit bigger.

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I recently visited Alaska for one week. Flew into Anchorage, drove to Homer and spent most of my time there except for two days I spent in Seldovia.

Alaska can at times be a very rainy and foggy place. This made a lot of the days difficult to catch clear photos of the incredible mountains without a lot of noise. But I did my best. [Read more →]

I am currently in Homer Alaska on vacation. I had a quick moment before breakfast so I wanted to post a photo from a kayaking trip yesterday of an otter. I saw four of them. They are very cute and I wish I could take one home.

It’s been a little over a month since we got Phoenix from the Animal Protection Society of Durham. She’s doing pretty great. Put on some weight which she needed and seems content. We’ve been getting to know her personality a lot more as she has come out of her shell. She is still very sweet, gentle and obedient. Well, obedient in the house, if we’re outside where there are squirrels and other distractions it’s a lot harder to get her attention and I am not sure we have succeeded yet getting her to learn her name. Also, when she knows you’re not looking she will do a few sneaky things, like jump on to the wrong couch (she is only allowed on one). She can’t really get away with it because she leaves hair behind. So I’m thinking of leaving some uncomfortable things on the couches overnight so she won’t want to lie on them. [Read more →]

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On June 24th Robert and I adopted a dog from the Durham Animal Protection Society. We had been thinking and talking about it for some time. I’m always concerned about taking on a 10-12 year responsibility when I can’t see 10-12 years down the road. But I finally decided that if I always held decisions to that standard I would never be able to do anything. We both work from home and will be doing so for the foreseeable future. We get a bit lonely and we need more exercise. And Robert and I both like dogs. So it was the right decision at this time and that’s the best I can do.
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