And now, the inside of the mouth

Earlier you saw the tongue ... now see the rest.

My nose is tasty

Dogs ... when captured at the right moment, they're hilarious!

November Snow

I love taking photos of snow, but unfortunately it seems that Virginia never gets any anymore. Last week, though, the Richmond area saw about a half hour's worth of snow ... nothing spectacular, but it gives me hope of bigger things to come this winter. So, here's to hoping that we get more snow! In the meantime, here's a photo to prove that the white stuff did indeed fall from the sky recently.

Oh Happy Dog.

My dog says "hi" and wonders why I haven't posted in a while. It happens! I haven't forgotten about this blog ... I just haven't had time to devote to it. I'm trying!

Round and round we go

Where did the time go? I had all these plans to post my Virginia Beach photos and then all of a sudden two weeks have passed since my last post. Anyway, here's another Virginia Beach scene from Labor Day. I was experimenting with available light ... something I'm slowly getting better at.

Fired up over fireworks

One of the cool things about this past weekend at Virginia Beach was having fireworks over the ocean each night. But at the same time, what you see here is what you get. However, with the long boardwalk, tons of hotels and drunken runners who were watching an awful B52's concert, I was surprised that on the last night there weren't more. They could easily have a quarter-mile of boats lined up shooting fireworks.

Anyway, I guess this isn't the place to complain ... it's just a place to show you what I captured. You'll have to excuse these photos from not being a little better -- I was battling high humidity and a foggy lens. I basically just held down the button and hoped for the best.

Weird skies and rides

I just returned from a weekend at Virginia Beach and captured some interesting shots that I'll share over the next week or so. This first one is near a so-called amusement park. The photo makes it look cooler than it really is. What I like about this shot, though, is the eerie sky. It looks like a tornado could just pop out.

All in a morning's work

BEFORE
HALFWAY DONE


AFTER
My landscaping skills aren't the best, but I think I did a pretty good job this time around.

The new Geico spokesman

Longing for fall

It's August ... fall can't be far behind can it?!?! By the way, this is somewhere in Vermont. Absolutely beautiful.

Let it snow!

It's so hot, so I thought some snow photos would cool everyone off a bit. And don't you just love my dog's demon eyes above?

"Daddy, I didn't start the fire"

My dog has a bed right next to our fireplace and for whatever reason last week, he laid down and then put a paw on top of the bricks. He also rested his head on the bricks, but I wasn't able to catch that image quick enough. While it was hot outside, the inside is nice and cool. The bricks are even cooler. The only thing I can think of is he was still too hot and used the bricks to cool down. Or maybe he's just plain weird. Although the more I look at this picture, the more it looks like he's begging for something. Unfortunately for me, he's got a little red eye here.

More sticks

This is how my dog gets his daily fiber needs ...

Happy Fourth!

Nothing says American than something weird like this, right?

The Boston Skyline

Boston ... such a great small, big city. This is from a 2006 trip to the Northeast.

Brotherly love

"I can bark louder than you!"

Duke won't tell

I tried, but he wouldn't tell me the secret family recipe either!

Another amazing view

The views are amazing

A wonderful view atop the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in the Outer Banks...

Flower power

Just a simple shot of a flower at a recent wedding ... in the Outer Banks.

Sunset by the fire

So if you live anywhere from Virginia down through South Carolina, you're probably well aware of the wildfires going on in North Carolina. With an ever-changing wind, the smoke seems to be all over the place. On my recent trip to the Outer Banks, the smoke settled in the first three nights I was there. While it was annoying and prevented any major outdoor activities, it did provide for a very unique sunset. I captured this image while I was in a hurry to go out for dinner, and my lens cap kept fogging up because it was so humid. It's not the best, but I think you get the concept of it being a fairly dramatic sunset.

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

Sorry it's been a while, but I was in the Outer Banks for a week, visiting places such as the Currituck Beach Lighthouse in Corolla, N.C., above. If you've never been to the Outer Banks, it's a wonderful place to get away from the world as you know it ... except for $4 a gallon gas.

Sticks ... again

In case you missed it, click here to see the original stick. The damage is well under way in this photo.

Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.!

On a one-day trip to Boston a couple of years ago, this was the only photo I got of anything related to the Boston Celtics. I'm sure things are different now and there's probably Celtics stuff all over. As a lifelong Celtics fan, I wanted to post this in support of the C's who are back in the NBA Finals ... finally! I've waited most my life for this to happen again! And the fact that they're playing the L.A. Lakers makes it even better.

Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.! Beat L.A.!

Just a happy dog

Like a young child, I think he was posing for these shots ...

Hens and chicks

Hens and chicks have long been a part of my family ... I'm not sure why, they just have been. They're very interesting plants -- they're not pretty, but you can't stop looking at them. What's above doesn't look like much, but they're actually thriving compared to what we've tried to grow before.

Baby birds

This spring my wife and I had the pleasure of seeing baby birds grow up. Currently in the same flower there's a slightly revamped nest with five more eggs. The birds must love us this year!

Mmmmm ... sticks!!

"Hey dude, I'm going to eat this stick no matter what you say."

Signs of Spring

Just another day and this thing will be blooming!

Posing for a picture

OK... so I love taking pictures of my dog. This one above and the one below I posted a few days ago were taken with a 2.1 megapixel camera -- you know, that HP that everyone seemed to have a few years ago.

Smile!

Here's my lovely golden retriever when he was about 8 weeks old.

A late winter beach visit

If you want to get away to the beach and not have anyone bother you, head to Virginia Beach in March. You just won't want to get in the water, but you'll often find sites like this with no one around.

Lovin' the snow

One of many crazy photos of my dog. Additional ones are below and more are yet to come!

Mmmmm ... Chili!

This doesn't actually look that great, but it was. In fact, I think it's hard to have "bad" chili, especially at the fall chili festival in Richmond.

"Cousin" Carl

If you've ever gotten a chance to be in the pits at a NASCAR event, you know that it's hard to get decent photos of drivers in action. Generally, in the pits, they're not focused on getting pictures taken or giving autographs. The best thing to do is just stand still and eventually they'll walk by. Above is Carl Edwards in Richmond last fall. I have a few others to share down the road.

Obama or Clinton?

In what seems like forever ago, I had the chance to get very up close with the Democratic candidates for president -- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, for those sleeping under rocks these days -- when they were at the same dinner. It was a very interesting experience and one I won't soon forget.

Creepy Christmas

Halloween? No. This was actually taken this past Christmas Eve. It was kind of creepy, but the full moon allowed for a perfect evening stroll to look at Christmas lights in the neighborhood.

Mystic, Connecticut

One of the secrets of the Northeast has to be Mystic, Conn., and the surrounding casinos. Before we went and wasted money in the fall of 2006, we visited the Mystic Aquarium. From the outside it seemed like I was stepping back to the 1980s, but inside was pretty cool. Now, about that $100 or so I lost at Mohegan Sun ... there is not, unfortunately, any photo evidence of that.

Sleepy Time

Note to anyone who knows me: Don't fall asleep near me if my camera is around ...

To Oh-So-Sad Golden Retriever

I love how golden retrievers can look so sad one minute, then ecstatic the very next. How can you not love a dog like this??