I bought a Speedlite

I bought a Speedlite
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and the only 'person' I could get to sit for me was the dog. *sigh**

Look, I'm in the news...

Look, I'm in the news...
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for bringing you the news.

Check out the article.

Hiding in the tall grass

Hiding in the tall grass
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It's really beginning to look like fall out there.

Hai, I can haz 8x10 pleeze?

Hai, I can haz 8x10 pleeze?
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It's kind of sad to see that the fawns have all lost their spots. Oh, they're still adorable, just not quite as adorable as they were wearing their baby fur.

Kite Flying Sunset

Kite Flying Sunset
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Some more shots from my weekend at the Cape. The sunset was absolutely gorgeous!

Ware 2, Granby 1

Ware 2, Granby 1
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I had to take the new lens out to the night time soccer game and see what she could do. I think it went alright... Considering this was my first night game, ever. My first soccer game, ever. Plus I was sitting in the stands instead of field-side and had forgotten my monopod so I was shooting hand-held. I think this new lens is going to work very nicely!!

Squinty

Squinty
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He came out of the woods, sniffed around my garden, strolled through the yard, checked out my car, drove the dog nuts, and headed up off to the neighbors. It seemed like it could see, so I'm not quite sure what is wrong with it's eyes.

Why injure yourself when you can hire a pro to do it for you!

Why injure yourself when you can hire a pro to do it for you!
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I was trolling through the "other" local news sites this morning and came across this ad. I'm not sure if they meant it to be funny, but it sure as heck got a laugh out of me!

Nobska Lighthouse

Nobska Lighthouse
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I really love this lighthouse. We actually stumbled across it by accident. We were just following the GPS and taking every shore road we could find. As we were coming up the hill behind it I said, doesn't it seem like there should be a lighthouse here? Sure enough we rounded the bend and there she was.

The light

The light
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I just spent a lovely 3 day weekend at the cape. Riding from beach to beach to beach with the top down and the wind in my hair.

It was awesome.

Now I'm crispy fried and there isn't enough conditioner in the state of Massachusetts that's gonna let me get a brush through my hair.

Oh, and we hit a bunch of lighthouses as well. We even climbed this one. It was great, but I'd recommend walking shorts instead of a sun dress. The updraft is spectacular.

This is the light of Highland Lighthouse in North Truro.

The light is only a 110 bulb. I want to know why we don't have house lamps with this type of Fresnel lens. I've got four 75 watt bulbs up in my living room ceiling fan and it's still dark in here. Give me a lamp with a 30 watt bulb and one of these lenses and it would be all good. Good for reading on the sofa, and good for saving some major energy.

I found BigFoot!

I found BigFoot!
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Who knew!! BigFoot apparently hangs out at the Hardwick Vineyard & Winery.

I've got a link for you

Tom will always be a rebel.
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Hi all, Yesterday I alluded to not having time to blog and gave you the opportunity to fill in the blank with what it is you think it is that has been keeping me so busy lately.

Well, I've got a link for you in the way of a hint as to what it might be.

Click on this and you'll see what I mean. Oh.. and don't forget to click on the link within that story to see all the lovely photos! I had a ton of fun at this, in fact I even switched up my 'day off' schedule so that I could cover it. It was SO worth it, and even better was the email I got from the 'boss' saying that this is exactly what we need to being doing more of. How many ways are there to say "You bet!" and "I'm THERE!"

Someone's gonna get a belly ache

Someone's gonna get a belly ache
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Yeah, I've been suspiciously missing on the blog lately. Sorry about that, but _______. (Please feel free to insert your own idea of what could be keeping me away.)

I think I'm finding it a bit much to keep not one but two blogs up to date and interesting. It is a conundrum. The blog on MassLive.com is more important than ever to keep updated, but at the same time, this is my baby. My first blog. I've been blogging here for YEARS! Plus, I can get a lot more ranty and personal here than I can over there and you all know how much I love to rant!

Not to worry, I AM working on a solution. I don't have any idea what it is yet, but there's got to be one out there.

Some where.

L E A P

L E A P
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Yes, it's more deer. There is something to be said for shooting the same thing over and over though, you certainly get to know your subject matter. While I'm sure I've still got tons to learn, like, where are all the bucks that are the daddies to these adorable little babies, I have managed to learn enough about the females and the fawns to be able to anticipate where they are headed and how they are going to get there.

Today I spotted this family of 4 adult females and 2 fawns standing at the edge of the woods on the right hand side of the road and I just knew they were going to head down the hill, across the road, leap the guardrail, and take off into the field below. So instead of heading down the side of the road that they were on, I crossed the road, hunkered down by the guardrail, and waited.

The deer didn't disappoint.

The appeal of heavy equipment

The appeal of heavy equipment
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They had my favorite shooting area blocked off today to backblade the road and dig a drainage ditch. I don't know what it is about heavy equipment, but the desire to watch it work apparently crosses all species.

Sorry for the lack of updates here, it's been a crazy busy week. They are still ripping up my road, adding extra time to my travels. They've stopped delivering my mail due to the construction, which added another half an hour to my day, you know, to go down to the post office and yell at them for being such a bunch of prissy pansies, and then one by one, everyone in the house has been sick with the flu. So far I've escaped it, but I'm thinking it's only gonna be a matter of time. Add in major, drenching thunderstorms EVERY single nite just as I'm making my drive home and August is really starting to irk me.

I do have some pics still loaded on the camera card from several days ago that hopefully I'll get the chance to download and at least LOOK at shortly... Sheesh!

I have no idea who that couple in the water was...

I have no idea who that couple in the water was...
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but who could blame them... It was almost 90 degrees and a good mile hike down to the wonderfully warm, clear water... and it seemed so secluded... you know.. until you realize that there is a rather heavily traveled bike trail just across the water...

It's a great shot of the rhodedendrons

It's a great shot of the rhodedendrons
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Pay no attention to the bear behind the shrubbery!

Evening visitor

Evening visitor
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A little excitement round the house tonite. My son had just come home and was getting out of his car with a dozen Dunkin' Donuts. We saw him pull in and of course the Stupid Little Angry Dog started with her running and jumping at the front door. Never being one to try to calm the stupid beast, my husband got her further worked up by saying "It's Jeff.. JEFF is home..." and then opening the front door to let the dog do her job and run full bore at the kid as he was coming across the drive.

So he flung open the door and the dog took off down the stairs... stopped dead in her tracks at the bottom... took one look.. turned and promptly ran right back up the stairs...

The next few minutes consisted of my husband yelling "camera... camera... camera..." Me wondering what the heck he wanted the camera for... no.. apparently you can't yell "bear" when your looking at one standing not 20 feet from you... Me finally getting the camera and being horrified at what I was looking at and trying to calm my hand shaking as I tried to control the dog and work the shutter... the stupid dog barking her head off... the kid slowly putting the donuts back in the car and getting in as well... and the bear... the bear just calmly ate the little bit of suet that was left in the feeder and then slowly walking off into the woods.

SHEESH!

Gotta click for the photos

Hey guys,

No. No photo with this entry. In this case you'll have to follow the links to see the pictures.

So what are they?

This link will take you to the performers that I saw Sunday at the Green River Festival in Greenfield

and

this link will take you to the shots I took of the crowd.

I promise you the clicks are worth it.

My cube aquarium

My cube aquarium
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I did a little redecorating at the office tonite. Yeah, I have a cube, but it's got this really cool double paned glass window on the side which I discovered opens.. A half dozen rubber fish, a little coral, a couple fake plants, Steve the scuba diver... and BAM!

Cubequarium!