happy thanksgiving

i'm up in PA with my betrothed and her family.
here's a picture i took of her today with her nephew jonathan.
hope everyone has enjoyed their thanksgiving.

the post you all've been waiting for

ok mike -- here they are buddy!

The U2 show Oct 20th at the MCI center.


a great great show:


CoeXisT. Bono said he saw this graffitied somewhere in the midwest -- but i'm from the midwest -- so who said it first? Bono or Bulanow??


the LED curtains:


A beautiful day indeed:

Nickel Creek | Dave and Rose

this is my favorite picture of my friends Dave and Rose which i've just been itching for an excuse to post.
some of you may know Dave as some kind of enchanter when it comes to BBQ. you may also know that his Grass is Blue. So on Oct 9th, Jackie and I went to see one of our most favorite groups ever -- Nickle Creek with Dave and Rose at the 9:30 club.


Blue Grass at the 9:30 club should speak volumes. Here is a pic of what most of the concert looked like. it was phenominal, and didn't disappoint (previous post)

seeing Chris Thile play mandolin was wonderful. besides having a sustained rate of fire of at least triplet 32nd notes -- he is so musical and fun to watch too.


the closing song of the third album and of the concert was performed around a single mic.


Afterwards we meandered over to Gtown and found some yummy food. It was a great night of hanging out with some great people.

some flower pics

took these one lazy sunday afternoon about three weeks ago at the meadowlark botanical gardens in vienna.


Texture and Color:



Solomons Robe:



Faith for Today:



Choir and Orchestra:



SuperNova:



Source of Light:



Singularity:



(5 megpxl point and shoot in flower mode | no postproduction!)