The old Soligor 135mm really likes blue - this is straight out of the camera.
March 5, 2011
dcg
We had six more yards of decomposed granite (dcg) gravel delivered yesterday. That's a lot of gravel, but Bren and Amy and Matt (Amy's boyfriend) had much of the job finished by the time I got home. We kept working until the sun went down, and even a little after. We still have about half a yard left in the driveway and a few more holes to fill. We haven't done much compacting - we figure the dogs will take care of that.
March 3, 2011
whatcha reading ix
Those souls are strong which are chosen by our Lord to do good to others; still, this their strength is not their own. When our Lord brings a soul on to this state, He communicates to it of His greatest secrets by degrees. True revelations--the great gifts and visions--come by ecstasies, all tending to make the soul humble and strong, to make it despise the things of this world, and have a clearer knowledge of the greatness of the reward which our Lord has prepared for those who serve him.
May it please His Majesty that the great munificence with which He hath dealt with me, miserable sinner that I am, may have some weight with those who shall read this, so that they may be strong and courageous enough to give up everything utterly for God. If His Majesty repays us so abundantly, that even in this life the reward and gain of those who serve Him become visible, what will it be in the next?
-The Life of St Tersesa
St. Teresa rocks.
March 1, 2011
February 27, 2011
misidentification?
The shelter identified Ondine as a border collie, but she's much longer and leaner than most borders. That's not unusual - border collies were never bred for conformity. But there's a new breed of dog called the "silken windhound," which apparently started in Austin as a cross between a whippet and a borzoi (and which surely takes the cake for pretentious-sounding made-up breed names). The pictures I've seen lead me to believe Ondine could be one of those, or at least have one in her background - she has the same long legs, skinny waist and deep chest, and she has that cool Borzoi explosion of curly hair on her hips. I dunno. It doesn't really matter, but it's an interesting theory.
February 26, 2011
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