Can't Tell You How Many Times...

...I have clicked on this "compose" page in the past two days and realized I have, well, nothing to say.

It's not a bad thing - I have just been doing other things and finding myself in the midst of them rather than here. I'm finishing up my GIS class - I have the power point done and ready to present on Tuesday - and am working on a paper for the 27th for my Directed Readings course... only two or three more papers after that and I will be done with that course. And, I am forging ahead with some of the database cleanup that needs doing for the GIS side of my dissertation (that will take a while).

Meantime, I have been continuing to fuss with the camera and lenses. I was able to put together the makeshift "tripod/unipod" thing, but I made it about four inches too short, so I am going to make another one here in a few minutes to work with tomorrow. Even with the shortness of it (I had to really scrunch over to take pics), it *did* reduce shake at the longer reaches of the telephoto lens, so I think I am on the right track.

Had a baby blue jay fall from a tree/nest yesterday. And yes, I took the opportunity to take pictures. I did not, however, mess with the natural course of things... I let mama and papa try and fend for it, but I fear that one of the neighborhood cats got it once I went inside. I mourn for it, but it is one of those things; there was no way I could save it... and even getting close enough to get pics ired the parents enough that they swooped down on me... no way could I get anywhere closer to scoop it up and put it somewhere safer - if such a place existed.

Terribly tired today - just plumb worn out. I slept in this morning until 11:30, got up and went to a neighborhood picnic, did some running around, came home, fiddled with the stabilizer for the camera, fed Crash, went back to bed for two hours, got up, am sitting here now... and am looking forward to going back to bed - even before Crash comes home tonight.

Off to work on the camera.