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This made the local paper:

So it’s been an interesting week or so.  I do not seem to be any healthier than before– me eyes are giving me trouble and I can’t start treatments until I get my labwork in, and I’m having trouble understanding why it takes more than ten days to get the results of a blood test, but there’s not much I can do about that.  

But there’s something about being pushed and constricted in your activity that can push you to do better with what you’ve got.  So I’ve been doing a lot of experimenting with photography.  

I think I’ve been successful.  

This may be the single best hummingbird photo I’ve ever taken:

And I don’t even know what to say about this one:

Ruby-throated hummingbirds:

Fireworks:

Baltimore Orioles:

Cabbage White:

These are smaller versions.  There are larger versions at my web site.  If you’re using IE9, you’ll see a bunch of code that I’m working to eliminate, but scroll down and you’ll still get the photos.