Posted in Critters on August 26th, 2007 No Comments »
This morning I took my parents to the botanical gardens. It was an impromptu visit to the gardens. I didn’t think they’d want to get out and walk.
Lesson #1: Always take your damn hat.
We went in and started wandering around. The critters were all cooperative — butterflies sat still, dragonflies were patient.
Lesson #2: Always take […]
Posted in Crow's Nest, Memories, Critters on August 26th, 2007 3 Comments »
There’s a fantastic botanical garden here. I’ve been spending two to three hours there every weekend I’m in town, mostly hanging out in the swamp area.
The first day I was there, a dragonfly cooperated with me. I had the 50mm 1.8 and a 2x closeup filter. He (blue dasher) reared into an obelisk pose while […]
Posted in Crow's Nest on August 26th, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve been away from home base for a month, on a contract. It’s been interesting — ooh, that’s the kiss of death, ain’t it? — but I really can’t talk about what I’m doing.
The Internet connection at the hotel I’m staying at is horrible. Degrading signal, get dropped — all kinds of nasty. So, I […]
