Julie wanted to buy some alpaca fiber for felting. She found a farm nearby that let us come out and buy several big bags of fleece. They also let us get in the pasture and meet the alpacas. If you live near Highland, IL and want fleece, check out www.alwaysalpacas.com/
Julie knew Jennifer from high school and had her as a bridesmaid in our wedding. She wanted Julie to be her maid of honor, so we went up to Chicago for their wedding.
When we checked into the hotel in Chicago, we were thrilled to discover that there were two families of geese living in the little pond in the next lot. Also I saw the same rabbit more than once.
Julie and I spent about 8 hours walking around downtown London and along the South Bank. Sights included are St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, and the Tate Modern.
Julie and I took some friends to the Botanical Gardens with our new membership. It was a rainy day, so not many people were there. The irises were blooming.
The best part was the gaggle of geese we saw in the Japanese garden, goslings and all. One of the parents beat her wings and hissed at us when we got a little to close, so we backed up and snapped a ton of pictures.
Ever since we moved into our current apartment, we knew that there was a squirrel skull (and other assorted bones) behind a bush by our steps. We waited until today to harvest them to let most of the skin rot off. Included is a preliminary collection of photographs. I got a surprising number of bones including a bunch of loose vertebrae and the lower jaw. Bones from most parts of the body were found, but only one paw was intact.
Julie and I dressed up for an 80's party last week. You can see her costume (Annie Lennox) in the final picture. I'm sure she'll upload more pictures of her on her account.
Ivy found a new best friend in Julie's laptop. While it may not be a new computer, it can still put out the heat. Ivy saw it as a wonderful new heating pad.
Before the John Hodgman book signing, Julie and I visited the awesome Millenium Park in Chicago. This time I had my camera with me and was able to take some cool shots of the Cloud Gate and The Crown Fountain.
Our kitties were mortal enemies for a day or two, but they're getting along quite well. Here are some pictures I snapped of them over the course of a week or so.
Julie and I visited friends of our parents to pick out a kitten to bring home in a few weeks (when they're old enough). We took pictures of all of them because they were just too cute not to.
This was from a Build-A-Bear. My roommate's ex-fiance had given this to him. Even while it burned, it still chanted, "I only speak the truth," in her voice.
Sunday night, Julie drove through a horrible storm with winds strong enough to almost push the car into another lane. Twenty minutes later, we hit the other side of the storm and were greeted by a beautiful rainbow and sunset. All the while, lightning was flashing around us.
I found these old shops just off the square in Carbondale IL. The graves are from a 19th century cemetery for soldiers of the Civil War located in the center of the city.
My wife and I found this letter below a drawer in an armoire that my parents bought at an auction. The people in this apparently lived in a town about 10 minutes from my parents' house in the 70's.
On All Saints Day, 2005, my wife and I found this majestic huge cowboy outside a casual clothing store in Norwich, CT. Though his hat was rusted, he still stood proud, holding an American Flag. More info on the "Muffler Men"
As a part of our conference, they took us to the world-famous San Diego Zoo. The zoo is really amazing and if you ever get the chance to go, don't hesitate.
Right before I went to my parents' house for a small birthday celebration, I took these pictures of roses outside my house. The rest are taken with the new lens I got, a Canon 50mm f/1.8.
March 30th, a huge storm rolled through but missed Greenville by about a mile. We hardly got any rain, but we got a great display of lightning a few miles away.
dan, how did you get your images to equally space out and fill the image box? I was unable to do that on my site using your plugin… http://ferrulli.com/images
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noticed the dragonforce pic. jason and i saw them and it was everything it should have been.
dan, how did you get your images to equally space out and fill the image box? I was unable to do that on my site using your plugin… http://ferrulli.com/images
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