Do You NaNo?

In just 10 days the madness will start. NaNoWriMo (be patient with the link– the site is always overtaxed about now). If you’ve never heard of it before, it’s a month long novel writing marathon. 50,000 words in 30 days. The most important thing I’ve gained from past years [...]

Pregnant Mantis

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. I now know who to blame when our house is full of baby mantises (is that the correct plural?) next spring! We found her while chopping through our immense garden of weeds (AKA the front yard). I can’t say for certain that is with children, but [...]

Back to School

Well, not really. I’ve been looking at the free photography classes over at HP’s website and while the are not really in depth, I’m picking up some basic ideas that I hadn’t gotten before. I never really grasped the whole aperture thing. Don’t know why, but I never truly understood. [...]