See that turquoise blanket he's on? I've only just thrown it out. I'm not even going to describe its condition after 13 years of a dog sleeping on it. (18 February 2007)
Getting my bête noir to pose for photos always challenged my patience and photography skills. This is his 3rd birthday portrait, 16 June 2009:
Parker often couldn't quite decide what parts of his body should hang off his bed when he wanted to stretch out, making this a fairly common scene (14 October 2008):
He seemed comfortable enough, though.
An outtake from Parker's 6th birthday photo shoot, 16 June 2012:
As promised, I did get some photos of the place where I stayed this past weekend. The weather lent itself to drone flying for about an hour yesterday before the winds picked up. Today was a mix of clouds and a bit of sun that didn't excite me.
Here's the house, from 50 meters out and 15 meters over the lake:
And here's what my DSLR thought of the sunrise, which you can compare to the photo from my phone I posted yesterday:
I think the DSLR gave me richer colors and more texture, not to mention better control over the composition. But the HDR feature in my phone did a pretty good job with what it had.
Watching the lead runners in the Chicago Marathon, 12 October 2008:
Oostburg, Wis., 6:59 am:
I brought my real camera and my drone, so early next week I hope to have better photos.
For the rest of the month, I'm going to publish never-before-seen photos of my bête noir. I took this on his second trip to the Oakwood Dog Park in Raleigh, N.C., on 17 December 2009:
I think I posted about 100 "daily Parker" updates in his first year. Here's the tag; have fun scrolling.
One more baby Parker photo, this one from Meramec State Park on 13 October 2006:
Another re-edit of an old favorite. I took this just before 7am on 5 October 2006, at Parker's first or second visit to Bardwell Park:
