Rush at 24

Well 24 inches didn't slow the Rushy down. Congratulations to Karen and Rush - 4 firsts at the trials last week. Thanks to the Danville Kennel Club for inviting us to shoot.

Fall - My Favorite Season

Well the ducks are arriving in the pond and the turtles are warming up on the log - so it must be fall - hooray for my favorite season!

Adventure Dog

Well Spinner and I have done a ton of hiking lately. Here's one from our very very steep climb up the Appalachian Ridge behind our friends Chris and Mick in Ashville.

Snowed In!

Well who would have thunk it. Snowed in at Fletcher for the Golden Retriever nationals. Karen and Rushy did great - first place in STD and only a tunnl entry from the same in JWW.

Agility Nights

Thanks to the GKC and Border Crossing for having us shoot last weekend. The weather co-operated - just a little rain and all the RVers had a super Taco party on Saturday night. Looking forward to Belroi at Border Crossing this weekend.

What A Team!

First off thanks to the DKC for having us out to shoot their trial last weekend. Other than a slight drizzle on Friday the weather turned out to be superb. Also a shout out to Karen and Rush for a superb weekend. The ride home was most enjoyable :-)

Making It Look Easy

Thanks to the Richmond Dog Obedience Club for having us shoot their fall agility trial. Always a pleasure. Also thanks to Border Crossing for an excellent venue and hosting the evert. Here's Squirrel making the aframe look easy.

The Heat Is On!

Thanks to the Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club for having us shoot last weekend. Lots of great runs even with the heat.

Swamp Collie Coffee

Well, a new little venture starting up here - Swamp Collie Coffee. I finally decided to jump into the roasting business. Spent so much time brewing the perfect cup I guess it made sense to start roasting it as well. Here's a quick snap of the sample roaster at work. A fine Guatemalan on its way.

Hummers

No not the one's with wheels. Lots around our feeder right now.

Stearman Biplane

A cool ride in Dave's Stearman today.

Dog Walk - hah!

Well they call it a dog walk but I think flying is a more appropriate term. One of Page's pups at the Capital City Cocker Club trials last weekend. Thanks for having us - we

had a big time as always.

The Ears Have It!

Thanks to the Belroi Agility Club for having us shoot last weekend. Great weather and a superb venue - thanks Laura. Here's a cool jumping shot from the weekend of one of my favorite Beagels.

Jack In The Pulpit

Lots of cool wildflowers coming out around the new place. Here's a jack in the pulpit taken by Karen on May 2nd.

Wet and Wild!

Thanks to the Durham Kennel Club for having us shoot this last weekend. A little rainy and cold on Saturday but a great day for shooting dark dogs.

Berners Galore!

Thanks to the Bernese Mountain Dog Specialty organizers for having us shoot last week. What a treat to see these handsome dogs in agility, obedience and rally.

Wew! Foo Foo

Thanks to the Danville Kennel Club for having us out last week. Some great runs - a few scary ones to boot. Here's Foo Foo taking a short cut.

Thanks CPA

Thanks to the Carolina Piedmont Agility Club for having us shoot last weekend. The weather was a tad bit wet on Friday but it didn't stop the pups from some great runs..

Snow Day

Well we missed the Star City show at Lexington this weekend. It was cancelled and we were locked in with several inches of snow. The birds loved it though ... Cheers Ian

SuperNova in M82

On January 21st a group of astronomy students spotted a supernova in M82, the famous nearby irregular galaxy in Ursa Major. I took this picture of M82 with the supernova on January 24th. The bright star is the supernova. The galaxy M82 is about 11.5 million light years from earth.