Nature Photos from Pappa

Recently, Dan and daughter Megan went on a nature photo shoot down in the river bottoms below the homestead house along the East fork of the Lewis River. This post is a result of the photos taken by Dan, whose camera was much, much cheaper than Megan's. The photos have a caption below them and occasionally a few words of explanation.

I call this one The Troll's Lair. It's an interesting little gully just off of Bjur Road.

This one is called "Which way is up?" I hung this one up in my office up-side-down and no one ever noticed.

This one is "Sunrise over foggy bottoms". It speaks for itself.

This one is called "Webs and old thistle" Cool, huh?

Finally, this one is called "Spider art".

And there you have it. Dan's first exhibition of original nature photos. You may place your orders by credit card or snail mail. All prints come with the artist's autograph and cost 1 cent each. (Offer limited to blood relatives only!)

Pappa's Commencement

Although considerably after the fact, Dan wanted to get some closure from his three years of going back to school. He earned his Master of Science in Computer Science degree last August and received the actual diploma in the mail several months later, but couldn't attend a commencement ceremony until this Spring. This blog entry depicts the event in pictures. Part of the purpose for posting this entry is to establish a basis for using the new title "Master Dan". To date, Lori has not been very enthusiastic about using this new title. Perhaps if the suggestion is made to a larger audience and becomes more commonplace, Lori might be encouraged to start using it too. This is Dan's first blog entry and may seem a little amateurish, but even guys with a masters degree have to start humbly, right?

Getting suited up in the parking lot.

Ready for showtime. (except for the goofy hat!)

Posing with his mom after the ceremony.

This is a shot of the "hood". The colors represent the college of computer science.

Sharing the limelight with Lori. She is not too pleased with this shot, but Dan thinks she is pretty hot.