The Bell

On my reverse schedule day walk this past Thursday I was able to capture some photos which I greatly enjoyed developing in Lightroom. Perhaps my favorite image from the set is displayed below. The combination of a totally overcast sky, early morning light, and the residual humidity from some cool morning showers combined to create…

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I’ve been SmugMugged

With only a few days left in my two week evaluation of SmugMug I was faced with a decision. Would I opt to pay for SmugMug, which lacks features I really enjoy but has some huge plus sides, or would I coast with what I have on Flickr and hope someone reputable buys the service…

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Reverse Schedule

This morning was a bit unusual for me. On Thursdays I typically start out by playing taxi for my wife and kids as they get off to work/school 1, then I come home to shower. Once I’m “presentable” I sit down to work on my sermon. In the afternoon, then, I’ll typically make some pastoral…

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Unpacking Down the Alley

We’re almost to the introduction of my favorite Penny Gnomes character! This short interlude offers some insight to the absurdity of The Realm, let’s unpack. No Entry There really aren’t supposed to be any non-gnomes in Great Roll. The last wizard 1 who travelled to the city was, indeed, on trial for counterfeiting. Sometimes dwarves…

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Fiction Tuesday – Down the Alley

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will and Bug walked through the streets of Great Roll for about fifteen minutes. Everywhere they went gnomes would stop and stare at Will as he passed, and the attention made him extremely uncomfortable. “Bug.” “Yah kid?” “You said the gnomes…

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What a Day

This morning the light was wonderful, I decided to head out and take some pictures before the Sun rose too high. And then I discovered my camera batteries were dead. Slightly bummed, I plugged a battery into my charger and headed out about 45 minutes later than I wanted. The light was harsher than I’d…

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