Mach2 Thor

It was great fun getting back into the swing of agility at the Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club agility trials. And the traffic home on Sunday wasn't even bad! Congratulations to MACH2 Thor and Lois and MACH3 Cheetah and Wendy. This is Thor getting MACH2!

DKC Obedience Trials

Thanks to the DKC Club for having us shoot last weekend. It was nice to be inside. The dogs appreciated it and we had alot of fun. So did the dogs. Here's a picture of Nicki Camerra's Mastiff Noah - he was definitely having some fun!

A Great Weekend at CCC

What a great weekend at the Capital City Cocker Club trials. The weather totally cooperated so that the building never really got overly hot. Fun challenging courses for everyone. A super way to end our spring shooting schedule. thanks again to the club for having us!

Thanks Again!

Thanks again to the Belroi Agility Club for having us shoot last weekend. The rain held off for the most part and we had a great weekend! Also thanks to Laura for hosting the event at such a great site.

In A Rush

Thanks to the DKC for having us last weekend.Although we got a bit of weather Friday night, the days were just fine for agility. Also best of luck to the DKC on their new Chatham home for their fall agility trials.Here's a quick one of Rush doing her usual sprint over the A-frame.

New Tire

Well the new breakaway tire didn't slow anyone down this weekend. Thanks to the Danville Kennel Club for having us shoot this weekend. The Olde Dominion Agriculture Complex is a great indoor venue and the club did its usual superb job of running the trial.

Sheltie On The Move

Thanks to the CPA club for inviting us to shoot last weekend. The weather outside was a little ugly on Friday and Saturday but inside was just fine! Here's Elsie a Mike Padgett pup tearing up the dog walk.

All Good Things In Time

Thanks to the Star City folks for having us shoot last weekend.The trials went off like clockwork and we had some terrific runs. A special shout out to Nelson and Bright for getting their MACH this weekend.

Star City and DOTC

Great to be back shooting again in the New Year. Thanks to Star City and the Lynchburg DOTC for having us. Here's Ace burning up the chute.

First Light

Well she's finally finished! Got her out last night with great results. Smooth action, good color, superb detail and easy collimation - life is good. A 14 inch f4.5 ZOC mirror on a telekit base.

Fall Fun!

Some retriever practice for Rush this Thanksgiving holiday. Oh do I enjoy the fall weather!

Thanksgiving

A great way to spend Thanksgiving - a little shooting with some friends!

Table!

Thanks to the Youngsville Agility Club for inviting us to shoot at their trials last weekend. We couldn't have asked for better weather for a November trial date. The dogs also had a big time as can been seen by this little guy launching himself for the table.

OK OK But I Love This Dog

OK, I know, two Newfie pictures in a row but he was having such a great time at the Langley Agility trials in Toano last weekend hurricane and all. Thanks to the Langley club for having us shoot and once again many thanks to Laura for hosting the event and putting us up in the barn - much better than outside in the wind and rain!

Poles What Poles

Thanks again to the Tidelands Poodle Club for having us shoot last weekend. A little rainy on Sunday but that didn't seem to slow down the dogs at all. Also thanks to Laura for hosting the event. Still one of our most favorite outdoor locations!

Look Ma No Feets

Well another sunny, rainy, sunny, muddy and yet fun weekend at the DKC's fall agility trials. Thanks to the club for having us shoot - we always enjoy shooting here even if we seem to have a little rain sneak in most times. There were a ton of exciting runs this weekend including some from Emmy shown here with no feets tearing up the dog walk.

Cutie!

Now wouldn't you like to take this little guy home! Not only cute but a fantastic agility dog. Thanks to the Richmond club for having us shoot last weekend. The weather was great and as usual we had some terrific runs. Also many thanks to Laura for hosting the event and letting us set up in the barn.

Great Skies

Well the last couple of weekends before we start hitting the agility road again. The weather has finally co-operated with some nice night skies. Here is SH2-188 the dolphin nebula. A really nice planetary nebula in Cassiopeia.

Mist and Moon

Out to Medoc last week for an evening of astronomy. The weather has been so bad that even a night with a full moon and humidly (read ground fog) couldn't keep us astronuts away. this great pic was taken by Tony Garcia.

Beautiful but Deadly

Back from our trip to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Had a great trip and logged a large number of creature pics. Here's one of a blue ringed octopus. This creature is beautiful to look at but has the dubious distinction of being the most deadly animal in the world.