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More birds

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Here’s another set of pictures of birds that have made their home under our deck. This time it’s a family of red-headed finches (I think that’s what they are). It’s striking to me how hard it really is to get a great pictures of something as simple as birds in a bird feeder.

Free learning

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I’m aware that there is no such thing as a free lunch, but you have to give huge credit to Apple for somehow making a deal with some major universities to get the audio recording from various courses into iTunes and for free.  I just downloaded a few courses and have to say that it’s … Read more

Vicki's pregnancy

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Vicki is now in week 27 of her pregnancy. It’s hard to believe that in just under three months we’ll have another member of our family. (Photo note: the light source for these photos is just a regular light bulb from a lamp — nothing fancy here!)

April snow

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This winter has been rather odd. No snow for Christmas, a huge snow storm in February, great weather for St Patrick’s day, and now snow in April. The snow coincides perfectly with me getting my bike tuned up and ready for summer. I guess I’ll just have to wait a little longer.

Sale Sale Sale!

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When does a sale stop being a sale? There is this store near where I live that sells skis and snow-sports stuff in the winter and patio furniture in the summer.  I can’t remember a time when I’ve driven by their store and not seen a large banner in the window proclaiming that they were … Read more

In defense of cell phone cameras

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This past weekend, I took Isaac downtown Chicago to see the St Patrick’s Day parade. I knew that there was going to be a ton of people, so I packed light — his changing bag with a spare pull-up, some snacks, and water. I decided against bringing my camera simply for convenience sake. Well, as … Read more

Still lurking about

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I have good reason why I haven’t posted yet this year — we’re expecting another baby! Vicki is due on July 9th and we just found out the other day that it will be a boy, so Isaac will have some friendly competition. This will make for an extremely exciting summer!

Winter birds

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Now that we have some snow on the ground, our bird feeder has been very busy. Today I was lucky enough to be home during the dinner rush. In a span of about 20 minutes, I was able to snap shots of blue jays, a cardinal, a red-bellied woodpecker, and some finches. I really enjoy … Read more