I know it’s been a while since I updated this here blog. But, I am back, I’m around and I haven’t fallen off the face of the ye olde Earth!
So, I got my cat, Stewie (pictured below), and man is he turning out to be character. While he’s not the typical cat in that he’s very personable and social, he’s still got cat tendencies. For instance, please don’t let the look of innocence in his face fool you. He’s a lean, mean, state-of-the-art, highly skilled, bird-killing machine. He brought me three “dead” birds just over the Fourth of July holiday alone. I put dead in quotes because two of them weren’t dead, just maimed. I believe his lifetime dead bird total is at six now.
Now, I’m not pro random acts of killing, so I believe my cat is a cold-hearted murderer. Think of the families he ruins with his actions. You laugh, but there’s a tell-tale sign that he has prey in mouth. A bunch of birds are hovering over Stewie and around my porch, chirping their little hearts out because they lost a friend or family member. I tried to remedy the problem. It seems cat collars come with bells on them, warning birds that “I’m coming”. But, Stewie found a way to take it off when he was out and about one day… so, he returned to his stealthy, collarless, killing ways!! So, my sunken patio is probably all Hell to all these little birds. There’s probably bird mom and dads, telling their kids about the “Patio of Hell”, where bad little birds go when they misbehave! That’s my patio they’re talking about!! I’m not sure I’m proud of that, though.
So, the top pic is him being innocent. The second is the last thing every dead bird saw before its untimely death!
Other than that, nothing else is really exciting or new. I think I got Otta (our eight-month-old vizsla) fairly potty trained. I mean we have accidents from time to time, but it’s all the time anymore.
I took five days off for The Fourth. I didn’t do anything. I went shooting around town with a friend of mine, but I didn’t take any inspiring photos. I’ve posted them below. I did re-read parts of my camera’s instruction book, and I found some features on it that I enjoy (and wasn’t using). So, I’m glad for that!
Other than that… I just cleaned the old apartment. Not an exciting weekend. Hope your respective Fourth of July’s were nice. I’ll catch you all on another day! (Remember, some of my pics are below… and feel free to leave comments!!)
The above is a picture of an old rusty bolt, used to hold a railroad rail to the tie. It's a long-defunct railroad, so it's old and has good texture!
Above is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo of one of the local theaters in SLC. It's a new theater that obviously reflects an art deco style.
And last but not least, this is a hand-held HDR of a flower that's growing around my apartment complex. You can really see the texture and the veins. It's pretty cool. This is my first HDR that I did hand held.
