Salt Life....

Amy and I had the extreme good fortune to be able to spend a week kicking around the BVI (British Virgin Islands) on a sailboat with some family and friends.

Here's a brief video recap of the week aboard the "Abby Normal."

New wheels...

Well, I traded in a 2004 truck with 90,000 miles on it, for a 2007 truck with 75,000 miles.

I think it was a good deal.

The dogs agree.

Standoff

Ride the World...

Backyard wild (and not so wild) life...

Scout about to scare the poop out of a deer snacking on bird seed.

Apparently the deer did not stay frightened.

Ursus Horriblus Miniaturus

Smudge, our cat that moved in with our neighbor, back for a late night visit.

A recent visit to the 16th century...

Recent Game Camera photos...

Bandera IDPA

Apologies for the long hiatus!

I'll ease back into this sloooowwwwwllllllyyyyy.....

I hope to see this event in person someday.

This is a trip that has been on my mind for a while.  

Shutdown?

For my friend Troy, who foretold this decades ago.

Then and now.

According to a recent study, gun homicide is down 49% since 1993.

There has been another drastic change regarding firearms since 1993. 

Correlation is not causation, but still.....

(click any graphic to embiggen)

 

Have I said before?

Just how much I love otters?

If dogs could talk....

I'm sure they'd tell quite a tail....

Traffic at the fountain

2013-02-04

Asheville

Asheville has held a special place in my heart since I first saw it during a motorcycle trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway about 20 years ago. Bayou Renaissance Man has an excellent blog, and often finds great videos--this one is no exception. I would not mind having a small place somewhere around Asheville. Riding the BRP on a regular basis would be gravy.
I recommend viewing this full screen.

Saturday fun...

Rockport Hummer Bird Celebration

Note: several of the photos are not showing the full picture in the preview, so click the first picture and you'll be able to scroll through the full view of all of them.

Amy and I took her mother to Rockport for the Hummer Bird Celebration again this year. The birds weren't cooperating as much as last year, and the feeders were not packed.

We did spend some time at the raptor display and I worked on my artistic photography...

I like otters...