Monthly Archives: August 2012

Sandbar sunset (with song)

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Ah, the feeling of warm sand beneath my toes and the lapping of water against the shore…this is a sweet time of year because the sun sets early enough that I can enjoy it with my little boys. Midsummer I can’t do this without risking a couple of little grouches the next day, which of course wouldn’t be fair to Mommy.

We roamed around down by the rocks beneath the Northern Pacific bridge, watched a train cross overhead, threw a couple of rocks in the water, watched some boats go by, and then headed home for their bedtime. They love the sunset just like their Daddy…I only wish we’d remembered the frisbee!

The Sunset Song of the Day for this photo is “Down by the Sea” by Men at Work. It’s a nice, calm, meandering tune that captured the feeling of slowly padding along the shore…enjoying the golden reflection of the setting sun across the water and the brilliant blue of the overhead sky as the sunset colors waned. You can investigate the song on iTunes by clicking here.

Double Ditch, triple dudes, and 21,000

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We reached a milestone this week when I passed the 21,000 photo mark on my newest camera. Above is photo #21,000…a shot of us “three dudes” enjoying Double Ditch at sunset. It was also a mission as we were taking a photo to use in making an anniversary card for Mommy, which she thoroughly enjoyed (along with the flowers).

My boys and I really enjoy those “three dudes” times, and being Daddy is an honorable pursuit. I’m glad that my little guys are becoming old enough to share a lot of the things I like to do, and we can give Mommy a break by going out and roaming (my favorite pastime). Their little cameras are in the truck and ready to be deployed, so between the three of us we’re always ready to get the shot.

You’d be angry too if someone grabbed you by the eyeballs

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My four year old has a knack for catching bugs…any kind of bugs. Recently he proved that he can catch a fly, and this afternoon he proved that he can catch a dragonfly too. I’ve chased these things with my cameras enough to know that they can be skittish, but this one proved no match for my little guy. He isn’t afraid to grab even the creepiest, crawliest bug, either…even to hold them by the eyes sometimes, like this one. Naturally it was beating its wings like a hummingbird with indignation.

So I suppose it was predictable that when little J modified his grip on the dragonfly to the tail that it would say, “Hey, cut it out!” in the only way available to it: with a bite. That got my boy’s attention in a hurry, he let the dragonfly go to resume catching mosquitoes in our back yard, and I had to chuckle because (of course) I had a camera to document the entire encounter.

Tuesday night sunset – and Sunset Song of the Day (new)

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As I’ve posted before here on the ol’ Blog, I have certain specialized playlists in my iPod for certain things like stargazing, sunrises, and sunsets. I’ve shared my Sunny Day playlist (click here) and will probably put my Stargazing list up here sometime down the road. In the mean time I thought I’d start a new feature: attaching a song to certain photos that match the mood of the song.

Today’s song is “Narwhal Aerobics” by The Nightgowns. You can check it out on iTunes by clicking here. I think it picks up the mood of this sunset, which was photographed next to a little lake along Highway 25 west of Mandan.