A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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The weather was not what we had hoped for, but was not unexpected. After yesterday’s brilliant skies, we awoke to rain and clouds. I guess it is the Pacific Northwest, after all. Despite the weather, we decided to go ahead with our plans to take the ferry to Friday Harbor. We were a bit early … Read More “Washington State Ferries” »
09-19-07 Morning Light It seems like I can never get away from work, even in a paradise like this. Subsequently, I was awake half the night worrying about something, then got up at 5:00 AM to make some calls before folks headed out for the morning on the east coast. Since I was up before … Read More “Skagit Valley Light” »
09-18-07 Skagit River Valley – Chasing Salmon Even though it was overcast, we decided to head up into the mountains. Our plans were flexible, but mostly involved following the Skagit River up into the Cascades. We started on the south side of the river, rather than taking the more crowded Cascades Highway. There were several … Read More “Chasing Salmon” »
09-17-07 At 6:00 PM Saturday I was in bed. I finally got out of bed at 6:30 AM Sunday morning – 12.5 hours of glorious sleep. Sunday was overcast with rain threatening. It was the perfect day to recouperate and regenerate, and that’s pretty much what we did. Duff came over from next door with … Read More “La Conner” »
Seattle 09-15-07 Sometimes I hate travel. Specifically, I hate the feeling of being herded while running a fever. It seems that every time that I’ve flown lately I’ve been sick. I’m sure my fellow travelers weren’t too happy, but there was not much I could do. The flight to Seattle itself was uneventful, which was … Read More “Touring Seattle” »
To quote Scott Adams, right now I’m in a happy place where the Internet don’t shine. Laura and I are at her mom’s on Samish Island, ‘way up in the Puget Sound. All I have is the occasional dial-up access, so I haven’t been posting pictures, etc. I have been typing and processing images, though. When … Read More “Northwest Passage” »
I mentioned briefly that I was working on a project with SCETV. That project is about to get off the ground. On September 6, nature photographer Richard Bernabe will begin a journey from the North Carolina border paddling all the way to the Charleston Harbor. SCETV will follow Bernabe through its RiverVenture series on the … Read More “Paddle Journeys and RiverVentures” »
The last day of NECC, and Homer and I really wanted to catch a couple more sessions on open source software for classrooms. Our previous session on iPods was jam-packed, and ran a bit long. Subsequently, we were later than we might have liked in getting to the session on Wikis. It was already just … Read More “NECC 2007 Aftermath” »
The process of checking out of the hotel and getting the car loaded caused us to miss our first session this morning. Homer and I had been getting several requests for information about podcasts, so we decided to attend a session about iPods. First, I’ve got mixed feelings about podcasts. I think they have the … Read More “NECC Day Four – iPods in the Classroom” »
Tonight we were invited to join several of our colleagues and one of our vendors at Pittypat’s Porch for a meal. Richard Darrell from Synrevoice likes to select a restaurant that typifies the cuisine of the host city for his client dinners. Since we are in Atlanta, his research led us to Pittypat’s as the … Read More “Pittypat’s Porch” »