Notes from Mosquito Hill » pets

Light (P366 – April 26)

mack505 — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:55:01 +0000

4/26 – Beth & Cricket. I was experimenting with alternative lighting using a new flash slave adapter. This little $5 gizmo fires its flash when it sees another flash fire. It has lots of possibilities, and I highly recommend picking one up.

4/28 – First day with the new (to me) Minolta HiMatic AF2. I drive past this swamp on Route 1 a few times a week. This particular morning the light was calling to me.

Incidentally, the AF2 has become a quick favorite of Beth’s. It has auto focus, auto exposure, and a built-in flash. The flash has to be engaged manually, but the electronics will tell you when it’s needed. It’s a cool little camera for $6 and takes some very nice pictures. She’s on her third roll of film with it. I must confess I like it too.

Project 366 – Leap Day

mack505 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:15:14 +0000

2/27/12 -Playing with light, shadow, and the Fairlee

2/28/12 – Big Adventure – Sebastian and Chai make their annual pilgrimage to the vet. They were not impressed.

2/29/12 – Winter has finally decided to pay us a visit in time for Leap Day. It’s not much of a storm but it is pretty.

Chickens, ambulances, and surreality

mack505 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:50:47 +0000

2/23/12 – Look out below! The chickens love to roost on the screen door in the coop. They will ride it back and forth when you walk in.

2/24/12 – Cold, rain, streetlights. Another dose of surreality.

2/25 – Still in the camera, on film!

2/26/12 – Medic 9 and our BLS backup.

Project 366 – 39, 40, 41

mack505 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:05:33 +0000

I reached the end of the week feeling short on photographs, but a spin through the Photostream saved the day.

2/8 – I spent the day in the Training Division. The class was good, but the biggest thing I learned is that I can’t stand the commute. I haven’t had to do the 9-5 Boston commute in years, and I think I might become homicidal if I had to go back to it.

2/9 – Dog is still my copilot. Here comes the school bus!

2/10 – inspiration from above.

Save the puppies!

mack505 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:03:47 +0000

Got your attention?

On Saturday, 2/11 I will be spinning with a team from my gym in the MSPCA’s 9th Annual Tour de Pooch. All money raised will go to support the operation of MSPCA’s Nevins Farm in Methuen, MA. Nevins is a major local animal shelter and the only one in Massachusetts capable of handling large animals. When you say ‘animal shelter’ everyone thinks of dogs and cats. Nevins handles everything from hamsters to horses. (The economy has been especially hard on horses – they’re not exactly inexpensive to keep properly.)

Please click this link and donate to support our team. If each of my Facebook friends, Twitter followers, and blog readers donated just $1 we would be pushing the $500 mark. Please send them a buck or two.

And by the way, these guys are just cool.

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Moving on to usual business:

2/6 – Good morning, Witch City! Heading home after a long night.

2/7 – Good morning, Newburyport. Merrimac River on the way to the gym this morning.

New pets (P366: 2/1-2/2)

mack505 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:05:12 +0000

2/1 – Piggies. Most of these guys are fosters available for adoption.

2/2 – Klaatu barada nikto.

Project 366 – 1/30

mack505 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:47:00 +0000

January 30 – unhappy dog

Fire and ice, and a dog. (Project 366)

mack505 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:36:47 +0000

January 21 – Home alone for the evening, lounging in front of the pellet stove.

January 22 – Cold day at work. This grew throughout the day. I kept waiting for the rig to hit it on the way out the door.

January 23 – My family says the dog is a good luck charm and she has to wear the shirt through the Superbowl. Cricket is not impressed.

January 24 – The Howe is finally safe at home. The trip was much longer and more expensive than planned. Details to follow.

That’s her older sister, Engine 2, in the background.

I sure wish I had those ladders.

Zen

mack505 — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:33:51 +0000

Silence
The low hum of fluorescent workshop lights
No TV; no family
The gentle rasp of an old abused paintbrush
A project draws to completion
I can hear my breathing; feel the blood in my veins

Heating pumps click and whir
The boiler whooshes to life

Oh, hello Hal

Week in Review

mack505 — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:59:20 +0000

October 1 – Fenway stop on the Green Line

October 2 – I wish I’d had a video camera handy for this one. It was certainly interesting.

October 3 – Deerfield Fair

October 4 – I’ve been working on some renovations for my parents. This is just scary.

October 5 – Sorry these are out of focus. The cat just keeps getting darker.

October 6 – Cold and wet, and a very high tide.

October 7 – In the dog house.