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Bald Eagles

Matthew — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:52:29 +0000

So how strange is it that almost one year to the day since seeing our first bald eagle in the tree behind our house, I see TWO bald eagles in the tree behind our house!?! I was driving home from doing some Christmas shopping when I noticed a couple of cars pulled over on our street. I immediately knew what was going on and turned my gaze towards the ‘big tree’. Lo and behold, not just one – but two gorgeous (and huge!) bald eagles were sitting on the tippy-top branches of this giant tree.
I screamed home…ran inside…grabbed my camera…changed the lens and shot back out the door. I didn’t want to miss this opportunity. When I returned I was able to get a couple of decent shots before the batter ran low on my camera causing the automatic shutter to not work properly. Regardless, I am pleased to at least have gotten a few good shots. These eagles were much more scruffy looking than the one we saw in January – but still just breathtaking to see in the wild.

Matthew — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:24:58 +0000

I love our Christmas tree. It’s 12′ tall, and has 1000+ white lights on it. Simply put, it lights up our family room (and our hearts) the entire month of December. I swore up-and-down for years that I would “never get a fake Christmas tree”…but now that I have one, I can’t imagine it any other way. We set it up right after Thanksgiving, and it’s up until after the big day. Easily my favorite decoration.

Matthew — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:19:51 +0000

Throughout my life I have amassed a fairly impressive lot of Christmas tree ornaments, but this new one to my collection seems to be rocketing up the charts. It seems to have such a ’story’ that goes with it, and I just absolutely love it.

Matthew — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:05:17 +0000

This picture was taken during our visit to Disney World in the Fall of 2009. This particular shot was taken at Animal Kingdom, and it shows the centerpiece of the entire park: the ‘Tree of Life’
I tried really hard to ensure there were no people in the picture, but now I almost wish there were for scale factors alone. This tree stands hundreds of feet tall and is a breathtaking site in person. The entire trunk is a gigantic sculpture of various animals, and inside/under the tree is the ‘It’s Tough to be a Bug’ 3D movie/ride.
For more pictures of our visit to the land o’ Mickey, wander over to our Flickr page here.

Matthew — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:59:12 +0000

I know it’s hard to believe, but this is a picture of Nantucket WITHOUT a lighthouse or beach or water! Crazy! Anyway, Jen and I spent a day driving around the interior of the island and stumbled upon this gorgeous field with an unbelievably classic split-rail fence. A picture was a total necessity.