Marshed

Dawn, Dave, Melise

South Carolina was just about as good as I imagine a newly spring weekend could have mustered. Breaking away from the beautiful weather and trucking on back to Boone was hard for Melise and me, but the vacation's warmth lingered well enough to make it tolerable. We certainly missed a storm back here in North Carolina, apparently a tornnado or two ran amok over a 40 mile strip of the Peidmont and North Eastern flatlands. Not more than a drip spoiled our visit to Bluffton, we seemed to have picked a good couple of days to visit the coastal south east.

Dawn

It's always good to see family, especially when that family lives in a place substantially warmer than yourself. Good food adventures, Marsh Lunching, Sandbar Loitering, Dog Walking, and Picture Taking were among the endeavors undertaken while in SC, all very enjoyed. 

Molly

Molly, ever shy, was energized by her daily walk and sprinted in joyous exhilaration this was and that; sometimes too long a 'that', prompting a well meant fetching. The outside air and the grass between her pawtoes is a riveting pleasure on her doggy soul, I'm sure of it. 

I made a deal for a new camera, the Canon 50D. Not as well suited for coin photography as hoped, the deal was passed on to me and my equipment bag accepted an upgrade. Substantially more agressive, it will aide wonderfully in low light situations with its more fine tuned ISO capabilities (great for photos of music shows), shoots much faster (one full stop faster, great for shows and climbing), and has a good handful of very specific selections that I will spend a heck of a lot of time reviewing and practicing before I get it all right.

The Big Somethin' -- Boone Saloon April 7, 2011

Many of the operations are the same, but button configuration and interface and new settings are going to need researching. It's a good upgrade at a good deal with its included accoutrements, I look forward to the increased capability I will enjoy with this new body and lens. 


Melise and I had a great time. I am planning on heading down to the southern realm of NC during the 4th of July, sounds like it will be a good time.
 
The work in Boone begins again with Google AdWords, grooming keywords, researching new opportunities, and training another part of the team. We'll be using data from sales and customers in conjunction with advertising information and data to make things happen. Looking forward to the challenge and the experience, hopefully it turns out well. 

Spanish Moss

Other tasks on my to-do list include organizing and ordering prints for the upcoming show in Hendersonville. I have to get them mounted somehow and ready by June 1st. Coming along. I think I am going to have some photos in a couple more places around Boone.


Other than all else I am still climbing and trying to spend as much time outside as possible. The spring has come and, tame or treacherous, I believe the temperature has finally gotten off the escalator and is now walking amongst the flowers and foliage of Floor 2, Spring.