Aliens Hatching!!

It's been 10 days since this guy went into his cocoon,
now it looks like it's about ready to come out...


(Monarch Caterpillar Cocoon about to Hatch. Click for a larger view)

Nature Aliens

On Monday we found this guy on a milk weed plant.
We took him home, along with his leaf, found him
some MORE milkweed and let him eat...


(August 19 photo)

He ate all day Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday,
he hung upside down, and on Thursday around noon,
when no one was watching he turned into this...

(August 21 photo)

(click photos to see bigger images)

Coming Soon to Cape Cod...

Hurricane Bill
Cat 4 today

We'll at least be getting some waves and very likely a tropical blow.

It's Football Season!

Me?

Canon Digital Rebel Error 99

I have a Canon Digital Rebel which is attached to my hip... or cheek or at least within reach at all times. Recently, I've been getting this pesky Error 99 code or Err99. This error occurs right when I depress the shutter button and I lose the photo that I had just composed. I found that shutting the camera off, then back on again cleared the error, and if I was lucky, and the shot still remained, I could have another chance. On many occasion, I lost the shot.

At first, it only would occur occasionally, but recently, the Err99 had been getting more and more frequent. It got to the point, this past Sunday, that even after clearing 6 or 7 times, I could still not get the camera fire.

I had almost given in to the fact that I would have to send it back to Canon, and lose at a minimum 2 weeks, but more likely 2 months, of prime shooting time here on Cape Cod. Luckily, (and hopefully) this little fix I found online has done the trick. So far so good... I'm crossing my fingers.

There seem to be many probable solutions, but the one that I used was the first one recommended. Take a look at Richard's Blog for all the info.

Thanks Richard!
Click here for Canon Err99 Error Code Solutions

The Weekend of the Summer

We packed a lot in this weekend...

SATURDAY
Blueberry Picking
Beachin' it at Robin's Hill Beach
Found some tree frogs
Made some delicious local pan-seared sesame tuna (new recipe)
Good Beer (Dogfish 90-minute of course)
Red Sox Win!

SUNDAY
Beach Day - It's all about the sandwich.
High Tide, Sea Dragon, Playing on the air-sand sandbar, the baby napped
Quahoggin' - only 4, but that's enough
The Mimosa is in full Bloom
More Dogfish 90-minute
Red Sox SWEEP!