One of God’s Original Works of Art
Posted on September 18, 2009
Nature (and ridiculously beautiful light) by God. Road by man. Photo by Chris 
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Barbeque and Bikes
Posted on August 31, 2009
So this weekend we had some good friends over had a great afternoon of eating way too much food and hanging out together. And we drank a beer or two … or three. And biked with their kids around the neighborhood … Well, I took pictures, the women walked, and Thomas and the kiddos biked. Here are a few pics:
If any one is wondering, my wife is the one who likes to stick her tongue out at people (seems to be a theme on this blog.) Not just at husbands behind cameras but random passerby as well. Her very good friends Linda and Tracy are the ones who know how to smile. 
Aw, but she really can smile. Duotone, any one?
Kids never cease to amaze me at just how much energy they have. Or maybe it’s how much I don’t have … I’ll blame it on Tracy and her cake.
This is pretty much how I still eat, to this day:
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Happy Independence Day
Posted on July 5, 2009
The weather was cool but a little bit drizzly, and we had parked a solid mile away. The optimist in me had insisted that I carry my tripod and camera bag in hopes of shooting some fireworks pictures … though the pessimist in me laughed along with my wife, feeling that this rain would never let up. (For the record, my wife was laughing because I looked like a dork trucking this stuff around the high school stadium grounds.) We were walking the kids “carnival” area with our good friend Linda and her two boys, who didn’t seem to mind the long lines in anticipation of the inflatable castle.
And at 9:50, the Dublin city fireworks display was scheduled to begin.
Apparently, this is where our high property taxes go … but it turned out to be money well spent. We enjoyed the show, the festivities and the Four Tops concert (we just missed Boyz II Men; talk about high school flashbacks!), and I am happy to say that yes, the rain did let up … just in time, as if on cue.
Happy fourth of July to everyone, and may we be thankful for the freedoms and quality of life we so often take for granted!
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Our First House
Posted on June 30, 2009
I don’t normally talk a lot about my personal life on this blog, preferring to keep it about photography and things of interest to my readers (thank you all, now stand up and take a bow!) But every once in awhile, something really cool happens that I feel like sharing and hey, you’re here because you’re interested, right?
So as you’ve figured out by now given the title (so much for building anticipation) … today, Toni and I bought our first house together! We are super excited to move in to our new place, which will feel like a palace in comparison to the small, furnished apartment that has been our home since we moved to Columbus three short months ago. But I’m not complaining; looking back, I know we are blessed to have had a roof over our heads and the provisions that we enjoy in life.
Since I have no pictures of our new abode, and this is after all a photography blog, here’s a picture of what my wife and I will be drinking tonight to celebrate. Happy Tuesday to you all and really, I promise to get back to posting more regularly soon!
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In Memory
Posted on May 25, 2009
No matter what your political affiliation or your opinion of America or its politics, I hope you will join my wife and I today in remembering our fallen; the men and women who have sacrificed their lives for what they believed most in. Whether it be the safety of their family, the freedoms of their country or the lives of their comrades, I hope that we can all appreciate and remember the depth of their sacrifice.
And although “Memorial Day” is decidedly an American holiday, I hope that you will join me in observing the incredible loss experienced by husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters and friends who have given their beloved to war across the world throughout the course of history. I hope that we may each look forward to a day where we will not require or demand such bloodshed; a world that is shared by all of our fellow men and women without violence.
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