Was That a Vacation?

As some of you, dear readers, know the Fuzzys have been traveling again. Mrs Fuzzy attended a small conference in rural Kentucky after delivering Lady Mae to her new owner. From there she stayed with two sets of friends and met up with Mr Fuzzy at Wilderness Road State Park for their fall festival "reenactment." Much (too much?) good food and Much (never too much!) good companionship was had. From there we had two days to reorganize before driving to north Florida to the excruciatingly chi-chi Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island Resort Hotel for a conference Mr. Fuzzy was attending. For now, let us say that we have both come away with the feeling that the super wealthy have no clue about the world.

Now we are home. The chickens are still laying. Life bodes well except for some potty issues with one or more of the cats. I'll be up to my elbows cleaning for a few days with the big surprise we found in the basement. One of the pitfalls of having a big cat colony is they sometimes get upset with each other and it is we humans who pay the price.

I'm trying to keep a positive outlook..... but it's kinda stinky down there. Maybe you all can encourage Mr. Fuzzy to cook for me all week?

She Photographs Non-Animals Too!

A couple weeks ago we made our annual pilgrimage to Lexington, KY for the Contemporary Longrifle Show. As in previous years there was much to see and not enough time to see it all because we get so much pleasure from visiting with the many friends whom we only see in person at the event. After the show we always go to our friend Paul's house for Sunday breakfast. His dear wife, Karen, is the most gracious hostess I've ever met and one of my heroes in this life. I really enjoy our yearly visit, sharing tales and watching the other guests fall asleep on the couch even as they talk.

Both photographs were taken on Steven Lalioff's table. He always has the most captivating assortment of things. Check out his website... he'll be needing to pay his daughter's college tuition soon!

Mr. Fuzzy was away in Camden, Maine, for a few days to teach a workshop on the history and use of soft focus lenses. The resulting paycheck is likely to be the only money he ever makes from his doctoral research...

It was a grueling drive there, mostly because of Connecticut and Massachusetts. On the way home, Mr. Fuzzy visited dear friends in Vermont and as an added bonus, avoided both Conn. and Mass. Oh how much more pleasant and less stressful the return trip.

The students were great and he learned much from them. The host of the workshop was Mr. Fuzzy's old friend, Tillman Crane, photographer and teacher par excellance. It was such a good time to be with Tillman and Donna for a few days.

Coastal Maine has its share of visual delights but Mr. Fuzzy was more than happy to return to his Blue Ridge mountains.