Sept. 25, 2011


Another thunderstorm. The tree is lite by a streetlight and the sky by lightning.

Sept. 24, 2011



A new mount enters the stable. A series of events (not a wreck) forced us to re-consider the herd on the farm. We considered all the choices:

1. New truck for me and give Deb the Taco - too much $$$
2. A 4x4 for Steph and we take the sweet Celica GT-S - too much $$$
3. A classic Vanagon for me and give Deb the Taco - kill me to see Deb destroy the Taco
4. Deb gets to pick a "new" car for herself (we ruled out the Mini and Beetle) - guess what won ; )
5. Fix the RAV4 - deemed a waste of money

In the end Deb picked a certified (extends the warranty) 2008 Honda Fit Sport, we got it for less than KBB and our trade was KBB for fair (which was a good deal for us) and the dealer really wanted to make the deal. They dropped the price and APR twice in 2 hours.

I guess my new Cyclocross bike will wait another year : (

Sept. 23, 2011


You can never tell a cat's personality till you live with it, this one is the sweetest cat, but can tell when I am doing work and is relentless to sit right where it is. (PS my friend Will was correct, black cats suck for PODs)

Sept. 22, 2011


Sky.

Sept. 21, 2011



Dropping money into water. The school hosted a couple of companies and one of them had a flash that fires 20 times in a second, the Nikon D3s motor drive could not keep up, but it was fun.
Video Here
if it doesn't work, go to rccphoto.blogspot.com

Sept. 20, 2011


Testing a used D200, I need a camera....

Sept. 19, 2011


Back to work and a hand print from the weekend.

Sept. 18, 2011






Sam and I also hiked, played catch and read. The video stars Sam and Ramon. Too bad I had to come home, while putting stuff away I was attacked by yellow jackets in the barn... now the proud new owner of 3 welts.

Sept. 17, 2011

Sam and I headed to the Uwharrie National Forest this weekend to join the Old North State Cruisers for a ride through the woods and camping.

Sept. 16, 2011

On deck for her first game and pregame homemade buffalo wing pizza.

Sept. 15, 2011

Painting in the after school program.

Sept. 14, 2011

Poison Ivy.

Sept. 12, 2011


Some days you are the windshield and some days you are this guy....

Sept. 11, 2011









Playing in the surf at Ft. Fisher. Because of the storms in the Atlantic, the waves were awesome, even without the boogie board, just body surfing was producing some great rides.

Sept. 9, 2011



I had a busy day that started at 4am grading homework. At 8pm I watched (I hate being on that side on the fence) the end of Sam's (at bat in picture) first fast pitch softball practice.

Sept. 8, 2011


Waiting for moths. As part of the "keep the cats happy as indoor cats" program, we invite moths to the door and let them in the sun room at dusk. Cats love it!

Sept. 7, 2011


Good morning.

Sept. 6, 2011


We ran out of dry food for a couple of hours. We bought the 9 pound bag and I put it in a washed out litter bucket, but they wouldn't let me close it.

Sept. 5, 2011


Pavement ends is no problem for the cross bike.

Sept. 4, 2011


Cross bike maintenance, getting ready to sell it to Ken I hope!

Sept. 3, 2011


Welcome back to the south. Chiggers. I have over 100 bites on my body!

Sept. 2, 2011


Cross bike on single track. Clay and I tested the cross bikes in Uwharrie National Forest.

Sept. 1, 2011


Lame POD #813

Aug. 31, 2011


My favorite lab. Students judge an archived monthly news clip contest.

Aug. 30, 2011



I still get to shoot some... today I shot head shots of all the new photo freshmen.

Aug. 29, 2011


Lame POD #812