tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86834947689273148242024-03-13T00:41:57.580-04:00Non PhotographerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-10496143110503862652011-06-30T21:00:00.002-04:002011-06-30T21:00:02.057-04:00Confused?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L1Q6f7iOoT4/TgvOsgTWbtI/AAAAAAAAAvk/aG_L7Lj9cDQ/s1600/DSC_2393.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L1Q6f7iOoT4/TgvOsgTWbtI/AAAAAAAAAvk/aG_L7Lj9cDQ/s400/DSC_2393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623815823682858706" /></a>No, just ready for a race. Seems that my self-portraits are nothing but me with race numbers, but I kind of like doing this. Gives me something to remember for races.David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-85633177885100538002011-06-29T21:10:00.002-04:002011-06-29T21:15:39.767-04:00Up close and personal<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JxRodmf2Cew/TgvN53LbXMI/AAAAAAAAAvc/m1F5niuBIgE/s1600/DSC_2306.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JxRodmf2Cew/TgvN53LbXMI/AAAAAAAAAvc/m1F5niuBIgE/s400/DSC_2306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623814953650314434" /></a>I've had the opportunity to go to the North Carolina Zoo three times in the past couple of years, but not until recently did I get to see the giraffes get fed. It's quite an experience. <div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QrgG9FCR5SU/TgvNsthljcI/AAAAAAAAAvU/uh0HwVOVmcI/s1600/DSC_2305.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QrgG9FCR5SU/TgvNsthljcI/AAAAAAAAAvU/uh0HwVOVmcI/s400/DSC_2305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623814727720603074" /></a><br /></div>David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-56870155418235487022011-05-05T15:14:00.002-04:002011-05-05T15:17:06.868-04:00It's just me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6pZxXPtm2o/TcL3Kg3GUKI/AAAAAAAAAvA/ihsTYgJqnxs/s1600/39656_1564294148185_1260300282_1585435_7704347_n.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6pZxXPtm2o/TcL3Kg3GUKI/AAAAAAAAAvA/ihsTYgJqnxs/s400/39656_1564294148185_1260300282_1585435_7704347_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603312646394106018" border="0" /></a>Back in <a href="http://nonphotographer.blogspot.com/2011/01/if-you-look-close-enough.html">January</a>, I thought I might start a series of self-portraits. That obviously didn't happen. Anyway, here's a photo I took of myself last summer after picking up a race number in Lynchburg. This was actually with my Blackberry.David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-38551392955001653512011-04-29T21:19:00.002-04:002011-04-29T21:21:50.028-04:00Window seat<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XiRdXT74TQw/Tbtj4MBJfwI/AAAAAAAAAug/gUlkyWo3P3g/s1600/Duke_mirror.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XiRdXT74TQw/Tbtj4MBJfwI/AAAAAAAAAug/gUlkyWo3P3g/s400/Duke_mirror.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601180378515209986" /></a>My dog, who is almost 6 this year, didn't stick his head out the window for years. All of a sudden in the past year, though, he loves it. This was on the way to a park on Easter.David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-91733766961401504812011-04-27T09:17:00.000-04:002011-04-27T09:17:00.370-04:00Blue, blue skies<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMSvVvCMOqA/TbdurZ2l8XI/AAAAAAAAAuY/9XHyEoL_OWY/s1600/DSC_2064.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMSvVvCMOqA/TbdurZ2l8XI/AAAAAAAAAuY/9XHyEoL_OWY/s400/DSC_2064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600066353611796850" /></a>You'd never know that this is in a neighborhood with houses close by unless I told you that, which I just did. Otherwise, it's kind of like getting lost in a forest.David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-91438357363913409692011-04-26T20:51:00.002-04:002011-04-26T20:54:44.802-04:00Spring in the mountains<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3V4zAFUrzrs/Tbdo1KIey1I/AAAAAAAAAtw/LrXpLLZkBj8/s1600/DSC_2165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3V4zAFUrzrs/Tbdo1KIey1I/AAAAAAAAAtw/LrXpLLZkBj8/s400/DSC_2165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600059924120783698" /></a>I ventured to the Peaks of Otter over the weekend with the family and got some photos of Sharp Top, as if I don't already have enough. It's just such a great place to go though!<div> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rP9kuUwiyVE/TbdpOOeRBsI/AAAAAAAAAt4/pYwY3nm7wXk/s1600/DSC_2167.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rP9kuUwiyVE/TbdpOOeRBsI/AAAAAAAAAt4/pYwY3nm7wXk/s400/DSC_2167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600060354782627522" /></a></div>David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-59911304318852435862011-02-05T17:42:00.004-05:002011-02-05T17:52:08.775-05:00A summer running memory<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tr1c5NXxLvY/TU3UgpHTnzI/AAAAAAAAAto/pPunudPVSUA/s1600/Foggy%2BPeaks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tr1c5NXxLvY/TU3UgpHTnzI/AAAAAAAAAto/pPunudPVSUA/s400/Foggy%2BPeaks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570341971384573746" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">While I was training for my second marathon this past summer, I took quite a few photos with my Blackberry on my <a href="http://runningbecauseican.com/">runs</a>. This is one of my favorites from an early morning in July. This is the <a href="http://nonphotographer.blogspot.com/search/label/Peaks%20of%20Otter">Peaks of Otter</a> in Bedford County -- it's a very similar spot to my <a href="http://nonphotographer.blogspot.com/2010/05/mile-100.html">Mile 100 photo</a> from April 2010.</div><div><br /></div><div>The combination of the sun coming up behind me, coupled with the fog made for a pretty decent photo. I'm so glad I had my phone with me to capture the memory of this run.</div>David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-14040588251838240132011-02-04T08:36:00.005-05:002011-02-04T20:17:22.670-05:00Craving Spring?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.dailymile.com/photos/34628/725c652728ac79e5afdf383d8d5af2b3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 346px;" src="http://media.dailymile.com/photos/34628/725c652728ac79e5afdf383d8d5af2b3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Enough of this stuff with snow and cold weather. In looking back at my posts, there's a lot of that. While I do love it, I was suddenly craving warm weather when looking through some photos I posted over on <a href="http://www.dailymile.com/people/RunningBecause">Daily Mile</a>.David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-86729261601427281242011-01-29T13:13:00.003-05:002011-01-29T13:16:46.899-05:00Looking a lot like Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tr1c5NXxLvY/TURY-1G3B1I/AAAAAAAAAtM/6-XqMAZfJGU/s1600/DSC_1706.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tr1c5NXxLvY/TURY-1G3B1I/AAAAAAAAAtM/6-XqMAZfJGU/s400/DSC_1706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567672875767760722" /></a>Nothing says the Christmas season like a little bit of snow. Yeah, I know ... Christmas was more than a month ago, but what's wrong with still being in the Christmas spirit? And this photo was a spur of the moment photo as I headed to a kid's birthday party in Lynchburg, Va., the same night of the Christmas parade in downtown.David H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01937255491527624179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-17044958360123247072011-01-27T19:49:00.002-05:002011-01-27T19:55:34.758-05:00If you look close enough ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/TUITmhEQ2ZI/AAAAAAAAASE/E4c2P0UEOvI/s1600/DSC_1438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/TUITmhEQ2ZI/AAAAAAAAASE/E4c2P0UEOvI/s320/DSC_1438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567033641815562642" /></a>... it's not my wife's face that you see ... but instead you'll see me in her sunglasses. <div><br /></div><div>I haven't posted in a while, but I think it's time I start again. Perhaps I'll do a series of self-portraits? We'll see.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-76961353548519377242010-05-01T11:54:00.002-04:002010-05-01T11:57:22.001-04:00Mile 100In April I did something great with my running -- I ran at least a mile every day, and I also ran more than 100 miles. Here's a view of where I was at <a href="http://www.runningbecauseican.com/mile-100/">mile 100</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S9xO-s_RpfI/AAAAAAAAARo/sLAOVLQyIXc/s1600/DSCN0767.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S9xO-s_RpfI/AAAAAAAAARo/sLAOVLQyIXc/s320/DSCN0767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466330886856353266" border="0" /></a><br />For more on my running, visit <a href="http://www.runningbecauseican.com/">www.runningbecauseican.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-60825594087407088012010-01-31T10:42:00.002-05:002010-01-31T10:46:59.613-05:00Another foot of snow ...Bedford, Va., was once again slammed with a foot of snow this weekend. Forecasts were for about 6 inches or snow, perhaps a little more, but it just kept snowing and snowing and snowing ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2WlxzMywxI/AAAAAAAAARg/9JH7ve7tHI0/s1600-h/DSCN0572.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2WlxzMywxI/AAAAAAAAARg/9JH7ve7tHI0/s320/DSCN0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432930800468411154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2Wlx2k3YEI/AAAAAAAAARY/2c5IT7udm_E/s1600-h/DSCN0574.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2Wlx2k3YEI/AAAAAAAAARY/2c5IT7udm_E/s320/DSCN0574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432930801374683202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2WlxAfFNqI/AAAAAAAAARQ/s-lE0YSq404/s1600-h/DSCN0573.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2WlxAfFNqI/AAAAAAAAARQ/s-lE0YSq404/s320/DSCN0573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432930786854909602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2WlwyVdGcI/AAAAAAAAARI/RFvIn2TXtQg/s1600-h/DSC_0323.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/S2WlwyVdGcI/AAAAAAAAARI/RFvIn2TXtQg/s320/DSC_0323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432930783056435650" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-26302267122173195272009-12-22T21:09:00.002-05:002009-12-23T10:28:29.556-05:00One final snow photoThis is the final snow photo I'll post from this snow storm. This is my son's hand after he got a little snow in it. Sometimes the simplest photos say a lot, and for some reason this photo says a lot to me. Not quite sure what, but it does ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SzI22gfvOuI/AAAAAAAAAQg/xxUXcsJ2DT0/s1600-h/DSC_0091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SzI22gfvOuI/AAAAAAAAAQg/xxUXcsJ2DT0/s320/DSC_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418453611744017122" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-1479148407905041552009-12-20T07:56:00.003-05:002009-12-20T08:02:16.192-05:00Elks Home under the snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4fn2PJf9I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/1E91GZUdwqM/s1600-h/DSC_0131.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4fn2PJf9I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/1E91GZUdwqM/s320/DSC_0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417302171207696338" border="0" /></a>I grew up going to the <a href="http://www.elkshome.org/">Elks Home</a> in Bedford during Christmas, but I think yesterday was the first time in my 31 years that I've gone with snow on the ground. It's a great sight -- if you're in the area go check it out while the snow is still around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4foOK3TxI/AAAAAAAAAQY/zqN9wjBl4nw/s1600-h/DSC_0132.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4foOK3TxI/AAAAAAAAAQY/zqN9wjBl4nw/s320/DSC_0132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417302177632177938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4fnmArudI/AAAAAAAAAQI/CIsCR6fmPN4/s1600-h/DSC_0129.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4fnmArudI/AAAAAAAAAQI/CIsCR6fmPN4/s320/DSC_0129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417302166852057554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4fnUnB0EI/AAAAAAAAAQA/D2OUTJOU4Ms/s1600-h/DSC_0122.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy4fnUnB0EI/AAAAAAAAAQA/D2OUTJOU4Ms/s320/DSC_0122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417302162181050434" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-76120112247402420102009-12-19T15:17:00.003-05:002009-12-19T15:27:00.907-05:00The great snow of '09: Your photosIn a bit of an experiment on Twitter and Facebook today, I've asked followers and friends if they'd like to share some of their photos with me to post on this blog. So far I've gotten two responses. Thanks to <span class="_username username _userInfoPopup"><a href="http://twitter.com/CherylSmith999">@CherylSmith999</a> (first photo) and</span><span class="_username username _userInfoPopup"> <a href="http://twitter.com/RodDempsey">@RodDempsey</a> for sharing their snow photos from the Lynchburg area. If you have something you'd like to share, send an email to me at runningbecauseican@gmail.com. Have fun out there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy02gwsHxmI/AAAAAAAAAP4/0zPvgMLxyPY/s1600-h/smith.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy02gwsHxmI/AAAAAAAAAP4/0zPvgMLxyPY/s320/smith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417045863250249314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy02gpa3XdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/TbnHQ8wMUlk/s1600-h/dempsey.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sy02gpa3XdI/AAAAAAAAAPw/TbnHQ8wMUlk/s320/dempsey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417045861298822610" border="0" /></a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-34697164952936875972009-12-19T07:19:00.005-05:002009-12-19T15:26:35.857-05:00Storm of the century?For anyone who may doubt that this isn't the storm of the century, remember that the century is only 10 years old. So as of 7 a.m. there's a foot of snow on the ground in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bedford</span>, Va., and I'm pretty sure it's only the second time this area has seen that much snow so far in the 2000s. And to all my friends from the north, yes, I'm going to make a big deal about this. Plus it's still snowing ...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SyzFWWOe0SI/AAAAAAAAAPo/wP4FEepow88/s1600-h/DSC_0024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SyzFWWOe0SI/AAAAAAAAAPo/wP4FEepow88/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416921439533977890" border="0" /></a>... more to come once it stops!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-10110791120020220592009-12-06T20:16:00.005-05:002009-12-06T20:24:12.268-05:00Snowy Peaks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SxxYvgHq9BI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/5AHNSUxgeWM/s1600-h/DSC_1397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SxxYvgHq9BI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/5AHNSUxgeWM/s400/DSC_1397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412298425291699218" border="0" /></a>Sure it's been three months since I last posted, but I'll hope you'll forgive me. There's nothing like a little snow storm to get me back in the photo-taking spirit. These were taken at the Peaks of Otter in Bedford County. While it was raining in the city, the mountains saw plenty of snow this weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SxxZAYBdZRI/AAAAAAAAAPg/MfXjCYLIrjY/s1600-h/DSC_1406.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SxxZAYBdZRI/AAAAAAAAAPg/MfXjCYLIrjY/s320/DSC_1406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412298715175937298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SxxZALLunaI/AAAAAAAAAPY/mcDEvEjJuEo/s1600-h/DSC_1395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SxxZALLunaI/AAAAAAAAAPY/mcDEvEjJuEo/s320/DSC_1395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412298711729348002" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-72507340167011958412009-09-07T21:31:00.004-04:002009-09-07T21:35:41.918-04:00Nothing beats a good sunriseThis weekend I got another chance to spend a weekend at Virginia Beach for the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon. On Saturday I went for a short run along the boardwalk and go to see a cool site -- the sun rising to the east and a full moon setting to the west. Here's a look at the sunrise shortly after I got back to my hotel room:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SqW0zJyvbNI/AAAAAAAAAOw/FELaMqw9xos/s1600-h/sunrisevb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SqW0zJyvbNI/AAAAAAAAAOw/FELaMqw9xos/s320/sunrisevb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378904120858995922" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-11682273017870328942009-08-07T19:54:00.004-04:002009-08-07T19:59:35.531-04:00Lights on I-95Don't worry, I wasn't driving when I took these. I was just bored on a ride from Washington, D.C., back to Richmond.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_p5H2iMI/AAAAAAAAAOo/v1Oat7TK91k/s1600-h/DSC_0821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_p5H2iMI/AAAAAAAAAOo/v1Oat7TK91k/s320/DSC_0821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367375582348085442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_pgYdXII/AAAAAAAAAOg/2DuvQIRUl7U/s1600-h/DSC_0822.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_pgYdXII/AAAAAAAAAOg/2DuvQIRUl7U/s320/DSC_0822.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367375575706852482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_pb0Oi-I/AAAAAAAAAOY/0dvxXKpVMw8/s1600-h/DSC_0819.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_pb0Oi-I/AAAAAAAAAOY/0dvxXKpVMw8/s320/DSC_0819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367375574481144802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_pM24iLI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9mBk7fZE72I/s1600-h/DSC_0820.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_pM24iLI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/9mBk7fZE72I/s320/DSC_0820.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367375570465753266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_oqjXxDI/AAAAAAAAAOI/FtuWLJVCCFc/s1600-h/DSC_0818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sny_oqjXxDI/AAAAAAAAAOI/FtuWLJVCCFc/s320/DSC_0818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367375561257108530" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-31256525840791047922009-07-03T20:50:00.003-04:002009-07-03T20:53:42.386-04:00Summer fun with Duke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sk6nixImQxI/AAAAAAAAAOA/DkLFvlBYpZQ/s1600-h/DSC_0576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sk6nixImQxI/AAAAAAAAAOA/DkLFvlBYpZQ/s400/DSC_0576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354401222736888594" border="0" /></a>Duke has a little bit of fun with my niece's birthday present. This dog -- who just turned 4 -- loves fast-moving water!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sk6nibj5cyI/AAAAAAAAAN4/aRBfhbTV4jA/s1600-h/DSC_0577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/Sk6nibj5cyI/AAAAAAAAAN4/aRBfhbTV4jA/s400/DSC_0577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354401216945812258" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-90176431561244189072009-06-22T20:35:00.004-04:002009-06-22T20:41:18.663-04:00Blue skies over RichmondIt's late June and we're officially into summer. Usually at this time of the year in Richmond, it's hazy, hot and humid. But in the past couple of days we've been blessed with some great weather. It cooled off yesterday and today after a fairly miserable Friday and Saturday, leaving the skies nice and blue. While it's still fairly warm, the skies reminded me today of a fall day. Enjoy it while it lasts ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SkAkOAY-GNI/AAAAAAAAANw/3y37UULajj8/s1600-h/blue+sky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SkAkOAY-GNI/AAAAAAAAANw/3y37UULajj8/s400/blue+sky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350316180357650642" border="0" /></a>... I was fortunate today to be able to be outside for about a half hour at work. I was standing under a tree and looked up and saw this gorgeous site. There's something about a blue sky that makes any photo look good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-17514869576603157012009-06-06T12:30:00.002-04:002009-06-06T12:35:03.225-04:00Butterflies IIHere are a few more butterfly photos from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden from Memorial Day:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SiqaFIn-qJI/AAAAAAAAANQ/17BUKD_ttfI/s1600-h/DSC_0296.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SiqaFIn-qJI/AAAAAAAAANQ/17BUKD_ttfI/s400/DSC_0296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253320833706130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SiqaFophcsI/AAAAAAAAANg/-EQ7nPsQJ04/s1600-h/DSC_0310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SiqaFophcsI/AAAAAAAAANg/-EQ7nPsQJ04/s400/DSC_0310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253329430115010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SiqaFTh8WsI/AAAAAAAAANY/sVvUQ3c4I4k/s1600-h/DSC_0302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SiqaFTh8WsI/AAAAAAAAANY/sVvUQ3c4I4k/s400/DSC_0302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344253323761179330" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-42089739389884734752009-05-26T20:43:00.008-04:002009-06-06T12:35:21.138-04:00Butterflies All Around<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyN0foLnfI/AAAAAAAAANI/2tUF-VsZ8xw/s1600-h/DSC_0267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyN0foLnfI/AAAAAAAAANI/2tUF-VsZ8xw/s400/DSC_0267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340299191137312242" border="0" /></a>Some of the coolest things to take photos of, but also one of the most difficult, are butterflies. At <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/">Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden</a>, the Butterflies LIVE! exhibition is currently going on through October. It's an awesome site -- dozens of butterflies silently flying around. It has sort of a calming effect. Here are a few more shots. Check back later this week for even more photos:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyN0O9bB6I/AAAAAAAAANA/-mBlsavccmw/s1600-h/DSC_0248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyN0O9bB6I/AAAAAAAAANA/-mBlsavccmw/s400/DSC_0248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340299186662999970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyNztoEiEI/AAAAAAAAAM4/cJMt3JcW9Xs/s1600-h/DSC_0305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyNztoEiEI/AAAAAAAAAM4/cJMt3JcW9Xs/s400/DSC_0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340299177715075138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyNzfV6WkI/AAAAAAAAAMw/PBc7qWvdVP4/s1600-h/DSC_0278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ShyNzfV6WkI/AAAAAAAAAMw/PBc7qWvdVP4/s400/DSC_0278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340299173880814146" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-56761332787542180632009-03-23T19:13:00.003-04:002009-03-23T19:17:39.743-04:00Sham Rockin' at the BeachWe had some great weather this weekend at Virginia Beach in which I took part in the Shamrock Half Marathon and my wife had a work conference to attend. I'd live there if I could afford it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ScgYaslNg0I/AAAAAAAAAMo/CLxZ_Y6ylGA/s1600-h/DSC_0391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ScgYaslNg0I/AAAAAAAAAMo/CLxZ_Y6ylGA/s400/DSC_0391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316526207033770818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ScgYaXdFa9I/AAAAAAAAAMg/SvsLLglKzBk/s1600-h/DSC_0392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ScgYaXdFa9I/AAAAAAAAAMg/SvsLLglKzBk/s400/DSC_0392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316526201362541522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ScgYZwcEm7I/AAAAAAAAAMY/JzXvWDeitNI/s1600-h/DSC_0438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/ScgYZwcEm7I/AAAAAAAAAMY/JzXvWDeitNI/s400/DSC_0438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316526190889311154" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683494768927314824.post-23614467665875798652009-03-02T18:51:00.001-05:002009-03-02T18:53:06.829-05:00Snow Dog!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SaxxKknErEI/AAAAAAAAALw/Jl5UMRixOa0/s1600-h/DSC_0352.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RvJo_rOUVdc/SaxxKknErEI/AAAAAAAAALw/Jl5UMRixOa0/s400/DSC_0352.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308742487203163202" border="0" /></a>This has instantly become my favorite photo of my dog. His smile says it all about how he feels about snow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1