This bug has been hanging out on my garage wall all day. It’s huge and freaks me out. Anyone know what kind of bug it is?

Today, Darra and I went to see the Christo exhibit at the Austin Museum of Art. She said she needed to take her dog to the dog park so she could play awhile. I asked if I could tag along. So, I went with her, her friend Jack and their dogs Ursa and Rene.

Friday was our department’s team building day (there’s a grand total of 3 people in our department). We went to the Elizabet Ney Museum and then to a tastey lunch at the Hyde Park Grill. Afterwards, I walked around Hyde Park a bit and took some pictures.

Lightning

We seem to be having a bit of “weather” tonight. I thought I’d give this a try…

Took the new lens to the zoo.

I think I likes it.

On our way to an off-site meeting, my boss decided she needed some Starbucks. We were going through the drive-thru when we saw this dog in the car ahead of us. I handed her the camera and she snapped some shots. (Sorry it’s blurry, she’s not used to my camera.)

Here’s a great video of Michael Stipe (of REM) enjoying a bit of a U2 concert. There’s also a bit of nice commentary on what music and being a musician means to him.

So, I noticed dots in the sky of some of my recent photos. Research pointed to dust on my camera’s sensor. I went to the local camera shop and paid a good chunk of money on something they recommended. It was a kit that included a little vacuum and some wet/dry swabs. After vacuuming like crazy (following the instructions of using short bursts) and following up with the wet/dry swabs, my sensor is now dirtier than when I started. Is this thing actually supposed to work? I was shining a flashlight in there while vacuuming and I could see dust particles sitting on the sensor and I think they were actually taunting the vacuum and refusing to move. *sigh*

So then I tried a cheap little bulb blower. I had better luck, but there’s still dust in there. I’m not happy. Not happy at all.

This time, in downtown Austin. Check my flickr stream for all of them. Here’s a few I like.