
Birthday party last night for Yumiko and her four good friends Aubrey, Julia, Julia and Eunice. Good time had by all, although my Internet meatball recipe could have been improved upon. (Lots of left overs.)

Got back last night after a wonderful week on Whidbey Island neighbor to the San Juan Islands in Washington State. The Hollins girls and families had a marvelous reunion and even saw a few whales surfing the waters. More to follow after mowing the lawn.
It has been a whirlwind of a week. Ken has many friends in Tokyo and we have been eating our way through breakfast, lunch and dinner with new – old friends at each setting. In the meantime, I don’t have my macro lens or home computer with me, so I am going through withdrawal.…
Tomorrow morning, bright and early, Yumiko and I and Yumiko’s friend Sally will take off for Tokyo. Ken has been there for about a week, but Yumiko and I needed to wait until school was over. We will be back home on June 29. If I have a chance, I’ll keep you up to…

I’ve been taking an eight week portfolio class concentrating on insect photography. It has been wonderful finding all kinds of new bugs every day. This morning while combing the fields of Valley Forge I came across a tiny little bug that had no head. It was minute, so I wasn’t sure if it was…

My friend lent me his 300mm fixed Nikon Lens just so I could get the feel of it. Take a look at this little squirrel’s nose. Oh…. what a beauty of a lens. And that squirrel ain’t bad neither.

I am taking a new portfolio class and just love it. It is forcing me to concentrate on one type of photography for a few weeks – never easy for my scattered brain. But over the past few weeks, I have had so much fun just looking for different bugs and am always amazed…