Her Name is Vampira and I Carve Her Every Year!

if you'd care to try your carving skills, I've attached a template:

A Death in the Backyard

Sandi yells to me in our new downstairs office:

"Did you hear that crash? Something big just flew into the window!"

I looked out the back door to see a large bird twitching in the grass.

He's very heavy in my hands and very warm, without a pulse.

Rufus yells out the window upstairs:

"Is it dead, Daddy?"

"Yes he's dead."

He's as dead as a Ruffed Grouse that just attempted to fly through that window where there's a big hole in the screen....

don't forget - you can click on these images for nice big views....

3-Minute Maine: Peyton Place or Camden?

For Immediate Viewing:

Sandra-Lee Phipps and I are proud to announce
the completion of our latest video installment for DownEast.com

3-Minute Maine - Peyton Place or Camden?

Beautiful Day Here in DC

I'm here in our nations headquarters working on a super secret mission for fellow photographer and friend Bryan Whitney.

If you're in Ann Arbor go check out his show - this image from India is 10 feet x 13 feet and printed on silk. Spectacular.

He also has an open studio in NYC next weekend

here's his card:

addendum:

here's Bryan's open studio information: