7July,2008

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Today is our one year wedding anniversary.  Yesterday and today I was looking through some photos of our wedding, thinking today might be the day to post one of the tons of great photos that were taken last July 7th.  Then I thought maybe it would be better to pick one of the hundreds of photos (maybe thousands) we have taken together over the last couple of years from all over the place.

But then, as we were walking back from dinner tonight, I saw this sign, and took a picture of it.  It sums up exactly how I feel each and every day having Claudia Fatzinger as my wife.

Happy Anniversary, Baby.  I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us. ;-)

4July,2008

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My wife, my lover, and my best friend. Happy Birthday, Claudia.

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"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

— July 4, 1776 - The men who signed this document essentially signed their own death warrants.  We would have none of our rights had a few not sacrificed theirs.  A constant reminder that we should not be afraid to put our necks on the line for something we truly believe in.  Happy Indepdendence Day.

30June,2008

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Photo of the Day

Tomorrow, a new law goes into effect in Washington prohibiting the use of cellular phones while driving without a headset or Bluetooth device.  Naturally, it was time to get the headset charged up in preparation for the day.

29June,2008

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Photo of the Day

It was over 90 degrees in Seattle today.  Can you believe that?  Granted, some of the heat was being generated by the nearly 200,000 people marching in the Seattle Pride Parade down 4th Ave, but mostly it was becuase there were no clouds, no rain, and no wind. For a city that seemed to be in a state of perpetual grey and rain, it was an awesome break.

My wife and I took the opportunity to relax at a small park on the waterfront, where this herring was searching for his (or her) Sunday brunch.  The bird waited extremely patiently before pulling out a fish three times the size of its head.  He waited for about 20 minutes until gulping the fish whole.

28June,2008

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Photo of the Day

Had a nice visit with our good friend Treva, who’s been up from Denver for the weekend.  This is a photo of Claudia and Treva in front of the gum wall at Pike Place Market before the Ghost Tour.  More pics of the evening, including Lindsay’s birthday party, to follow.

27June,2008

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Photo of the Day Chalk drawing on the stairs of Beneroya Hall.

25June,2008

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Photographer Rights

I got a lot of good feedback on my post last week regarding taking pictures of airplanes and the control tower at the SeaTac airport.  As I started looking around regarding the issue, I noticed there is quite a bit of coverage around the topic right now.  As it turns out, I should NOT have given the man my business card. I was also under no obligation to tell him what I was taking pictures of.  See this article in the UK Guardian from a couple of weeks ago.

Also handy - and now in my bookmarks - an attorney in Portland who has published a convenient little cheet sheet on a photographers rights. Which is now neatly folded into my camera bag.