This is a Test Title

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I am building this site on the fly which probably isn’t the best of all possible ideas especially when I don’t really remember what it used to be and don’t remember what the training video said. “Danger, Will Robinson.”

Baby Racoons

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We have four of them and they mostly come out at dusk. But…not today! Diane and I came home from shopping errands and lo and behold, two of the “babies” were at the squirrel feeder (4 o’clock). One of them was completely inside the feeder. That’s the first shot below. The one that was on … Read more

We Have Birds

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Coming home from a baseball game yesterday this bird let me within a dozen feet. I don’t really like the lens because the sharpness is just not there but…not too bad because I was so close. The critters are definitely settling in. We have baby squirrels that only come out at night. The momma raccoon … Read more

Mother Nature is Not Always Kind

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For a two or three weeks, well, maybe four, we’ve had a raccoon show up in the most un-raccoon like hours, for instance, 5:00 p.m. or 8 p.m. which are not “nocturnal” hours. She goes to the squirrel feeder and settles in for a meal. We can go out on the front porch and talk … Read more

The Trio Grill – A Restaurant Trifecta

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Superb Food, Venue and Service…it doesn’t get much better than this!!! The Trio Grill is our new “favorite place” in northern Virginia, which really is saying a lot because there are dozens of really, really good places here and in DC/MD, we enjoy them all but this place really set a high bar on the day … Read more

We Have Been Adopted

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Actually, I think they’ve never left, they just leave us alone for awhile. We have had a family of foxes for at least ten years. We have ground hogs, birds upon birds upon birds, feral cats, chipmunks, bad-bad snakes, a gazillion squirrels, and….raccoons. The raccoon visitations don’t always end well…that is, when they decide to … Read more

We Have Been Adopted

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Actually, I think they’ve never left, they just leave us alone for awhile. We have had a family of foxes for at least ten years. We have ground hogs, birds upon birds upon birds, feral cats, chipmunks, bad-bad snakes, a gazillion squirrels, and….raccoons. The raccoon visitations don’t always end well…that is, when they decide to … Read more

We Have Been Adopted

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Actually, I think they’ve never left, they just leave us alone for awhile. We have had a family of foxes for at least ten years. We have ground hogs, birds upon birds upon birds, feral cats, chipmunks, bad-bad snakes, a gazillion squirrels, and….raccoons. The raccoon visitations don’t always end well…that is, when they decide to … Read more

Trying Something New

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So for the first shot, Diane, I was trying to create a definite vertical line…light and black. I’m sure there is a name for this type of shot, but the name escapes me now. I was using a two lights, an overhead “hair light” that was actually a beauty dish and a large softbox on … Read more