What I Need Right Now

This is sort of what I am needing right now.

A scenic view from the top of a mountain…
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Crystal clear water…
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Life hidden away in the woods…
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And the love of my life.
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That sort of sums up what I’m needing right now.

Just take me away from it all. Just for a little while.

Mickey

I haven’t posted a random Flickr pic in quite a while.

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One of my friends is taking his family to Disney World this summer. He told me today that his four year old son asked him if Mickey Mouse was real or not. Suddenly, out of no where, he found himself faced with what is essentially the Santa question, only about 5-7 years too early.

Look at the picture. Mickey looks pretty real to me. hehe

Deer in May

Three deer came by the house today to try and cheer me up after the Bruins game one double overtime loss last night. I was able to take a few pics.

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There hasn’t been a lot of Spring growth in the woods behind the house yet, but there seems to have been enough to make my autofocus go crying home to mommy. Most of these were manually focused. I usually don’t do very well manually.

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This pic was the first one I took. She heard me open up the bedroom window.

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We are getting to the time of year when deer sightings become very rare. This picture makes me wonder, are deer sightings rare in the Spring and Summer because they don’t come around, or are they rare because those buggers are camouflage masters? Trust me, there is a deer in this picture.

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A Thought on San Diego

There is only one downside that I can see about moving from Boston to San Diego. (we’re not, I’m just fantasizing)

San Diego does not have an NHL team.

There’s the LA Kings and the Anaheim Ducks. I expect I would follow the Kings for my local NHL fix, although Ducks games would be slightly closer to home.

I’d still be a Bruins fan, of course. I mean… duh!

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Unplanned Hampton Beach Visit

It was gorgeous out yesterday. Sunny, temps in the high 60’s, a nice breeze. It was the perfect Spring day.

FINALLY!

My beloved wife suggested we make an impromptu stop at the ocean, to celebrate the perfect day.

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Check it out! Surfers! It’s just like California, only without the impressive waves.
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Blurry Deer

Twice today I had the opportunity to take a few pics of wild animals in the back yard, and twice today there wasn’t enough light for me to get anything other than blurry messes. Mostly, at least. This morning it was a bunch of turkeys. This evening it was six deer. They came into the yard as opposed to the woods behind the yard, where we usually see them. They seemed to be checking out the bird feeder. Yet another group of mammals who don’t know that bird food is for birds.

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