Found These

Due to a lack of anything meaningful to say, here's an old photo from when I was learning to use an off-camera flash (which I'm honestly still not very good at since I rarely use it):


Found these one day when I went to the Warren Dunes. Part of the beach was covered with flat stones like these so I grabbed a couple, stuck em together, and now have a nice paperweight on my desk. Not that I ever need to weigh down papers or anything, but it's all good.

I'm Still Wearing Sandals

I'll say it again, I do love this weather. I'm still running in shorts, walking the dogs for extended periods of time, riding my bike to the train station, I'm still walking around in sandals, I'm still driving around with my windows rolled down, still shuffling through the dead leaves...


Glucose.

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Reputable

Yes or No

Not much going on these days except for wedding planning. Luckily, Cathy is dealing with the vast majority of it. I just have to sit there and decide whether to say "yes" or "no." I think if the wedding planning were left up to me, it would end up being about 10 people and 4 dogs on a mountain somewhere. But needless to say, that idea was rejected before I even suggested it. Oh well.

But, I'm still trying to get the dogs involved.

Photo unrelated.


Acadian Hairstreak, another one of those "bug on a daisy" photos I took way back in the summer.

Cathy's Ring

Cathy's "real" engagement ring arrived yesterday.


Although we were able to pick out and look at each component piece when designing it, it was still little difficult to imagine how it was going to look - especially since the ring itself required a couple tweaks to it.


But when I opened the box, it blew me away. The ring exceeded every expectation I had and it fit Cathy's finger perfectly. Needless to say, Cathy is ecstatic.

Quentin's Birthday

It's Quentin's 6th birthday today!

Homage to Q:


Q and Pinky. With such a large head, he usually requires a form of cushioning when he lies down.


He enjoys lying on his back too, whether it's to sleep, impress some person/dog, or to practice his breakdancing moves.


The first of my "Toy on a Labrador's Head" series. Lol.

Happy birthday Q!

Fall

Fall is by far my favorite season. The air cools down, the wind is brisk, leaves change colors, apple cider is abundant, and I can finally start wearing my hoodies again. It's a great season to get some walking and thinking done (being the season of reflection and all).

Photo unrelated.


From a visit to the Botanic Gardens.

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This week has been tough for a lot of people...

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Congregate

Home at Lodi

Wow there is a lot of shit from California, and I only posted a fraction of the photos I took. In any event, this is the last post from our trip. The day before we left, we decided to take it easy. We spent the day in nearby Sacramento and the night in Lodi. It was a nice relaxing day since we had been running around quite a bit the past couple days. Some of the photos were taken with Cathy's p&s.


Nothing too notable happened in Sacramento. Some walking around, random shopping, and banana splits at Gunther's. The place has been around for about 70 years, and they make one hell of a split.


They were promptly eaten.


We returned to Lodi, did some more errands, and eventually setup the grill for dinner.


Meat and vegetable kabobs were on the menu.


Lots of random dishes. By the way, the produce around there is a lot better than in Chicago. I've been settling for wilted greens, bruised peaches, and sub-standard tubers for too long now.


Anyway, everything turned out pretty tasty.


We also enjoyed some killers mojitos, complete with fresh mint from Eric's garden.


I was sad to go. Roland was sad to see us go.


Clem was sad too.


See ya later (Eric and his flourishing veggie garden).