Colette and I took a trip to providence today to go see WaterFire, but.... beforehand we could not resist going to Sakura, a little hole in the wall sushi place with prices (and sushi) to die for. Every time we go to Providence we try to catch a meal here because it's pretty reasonably priced and therefore we can pig out on nummy things. Usually Sakura is bustling with a young crowd and it can be hard to get in and out quickly. For some unknown reason it was really quiet today so we got a seat on the porch and probably ordered and recieved our food in 10 minutes flat. Talk about instantaneous sushi gratification (and of course tempora-ed things).
Meet little Christopher (an of course his mom) . He is Tina and Shawn's new son who was just born on the 7th of August. Isn't he a sweetie! Congrats to both of you on such a beautiful boy! I have known Tina since basically the first weekend I was at college. I think I sat with her for lunch on the first day even, although my memory could be a little fuzzy on that one. I obviously didn't take this picture since Tina, Shawn and Christopher live in Houston, TX but I'm assuming Tina's dad did and he is a wonderful photographer. I just had to share another little guy with everyone. With the arrival of Christoher, I now have two little babies who when they speak will refer to me as Auntie Jo... I like how this is going :)
Ok, yes, this is one of my mmorpg characters. Actually she is my first character, who kind of fell by the wayside once both Brian and I got separate World of Warcraft accounts. When I got an account we tried to switch Nawne over to mine but Blizzard wasn't doing that then, so she sat of Brian's machine and languished as we both just started up new characters so we could play together. Eventually, Blizzard made it easy to move characters and she was mine again. I had soloed her all the way up to level 53, which is pretty darn good if you ask me, but Brian and I had been playing our others toons so much we just kind of stuck to them. After a year and a half of ignoring Nawne and leveling Thayolin up to 70, I finally decided it was time to play her again... and tonight, I hit level 58 when I can go to the outlands. So, gratz Nawne, for finally catchin up to your little sister Thayolin :-P
I just love finding random things while skulking around with my camera... especially lobster pots with decomposing leaves on them! My photos are just so glamourous :-) Speaking of skulking, I just kept on wandering off with my camera this weekend. I just couldn't help myself. Whenever I get into a new environment and actually have time to explore and play with my camera, it's like I'm a kid in a candy store. I think I had at least three separate times when I went out and took pictures for over an hour this weekend. Everybody else was occupied playing board games, which at the moment hadn't really appealed to me, so I just wandered around the cabin, down the road, over to the dock. Overall, it was a great and relaxing opportunity to learn more about photography and spend some nice time with friends. Overall, it was quite a nice weekend. 
Self-portraiture at it finest... by firelight.
There was a pretty big crowd at the lighting. I thought it was neat that so many people would find it as interesting as I did.
Fire bad, tree pretty? Nah, I think that's backwards.... this fire is definately pretty and the tree must have been bad cause now it's on fire. 
Looking down the fire-lit waterway. 
Colette and I took a trip to providence today to go see WaterFire, but.... beforehand we could not resist going to Sakura, a little hole in the wall sushi place with prices (and sushi) to die for. Every time we go to Providence we try to catch a meal here because it's pretty reasonably priced and therefore we can pig out on nummy things. Usually Sakura is bustling with a young crowd and it can be hard to get in and out quickly. For some unknown reason it was really quiet today so we got a seat on the porch and probably ordered and recieved our food in 10 minutes flat. Talk about instantaneous sushi gratification (and of course tempora-ed things). 
Meet little Christopher (an of course his mom) . He is Tina and Shawn's new son who was just born on the 7th of August. Isn't he a sweetie! Congrats to both of you on such a beautiful boy! I have known Tina since basically the first weekend I was at college. I think I sat with her for lunch on the first day even, although my memory could be a little fuzzy on that one. I obviously didn't take this picture since Tina, Shawn and Christopher live in Houston, TX but I'm assuming Tina's dad did and he is a wonderful photographer. I just had to share another little guy with everyone. With the arrival of Christoher, I now have two little babies who when they speak will refer to me as Auntie Jo... I like how this is going :) 
Brian enjoying a classic bottle of Coke he got at the local store and John working on his short story... as you can see we were all very stressed out... 
Sam preparing to slay Ithaqua during an Arkham Horror game
Becca, concentrating on keeping her game face...
Me, sitting out on the dock and enjoying the lovely sunset with my trusty camera by my side, err.... well, in front of me
closeup of the hammock - I like hammocks
lillypads down near the dock 
invasion of the leaves! 
I just love finding random things while skulking around with my camera... especially lobster pots with decomposing leaves on them! My photos are just so glamourous :-) Speaking of skulking, I just kept on wandering off with my camera this weekend. I just couldn't help myself. Whenever I get into a new environment and actually have time to explore and play with my camera, it's like I'm a kid in a candy store. I think I had at least three separate times when I went out and took pictures for over an hour this weekend. Everybody else was occupied playing board games, which at the moment hadn't really appealed to me, so I just wandered around the cabin, down the road, over to the dock. Overall, it was a great and relaxing opportunity to learn more about photography and spend some nice time with friends. Overall, it was quite a nice weekend. 
