Mediterranean Gecko

Had a hard time getting this guy in focus, he was less than 2 inches long, cute as hell though... Is hell cute? anyway, we found him in a box at work today, tried to shoot him with a probe lens, didn't work out so well, so i took him home and released him onto the porch where there is alot of good hiding places and bugs to munch on.

-adam

Ogeechee River Kayaking

Spent about five hours on the river today didn't catch a damn thing, to be honest I didn't try to hard. especially after i hit a log and sent my tackle box floating down the river, I caught up to it eventually. Saw alot of interesting birds, turtles, no gators though. Found the biggest grasshopper i have ever seen. Ran into alot of interesting charcters on the river, camping out on the banks grilling fishing jumping out of trees. I'm used to beaches, ponds, or lakes, don't know why i thought rivers should be any different. "Ya'll" has officialy worked its way into my vocabulary.

-adam

The Roses

Last night we went to a Japanese restaurant, the ones where you sit at the skillet and they come and cook the food in front of you, I was to embarrassed to take pictures. Then we went back to our friends house and cheated on winthrop.



Taylor is an all American Bulldog, she looks like a bloated Winthrop.



Sean is such a skilled electrician, he can change a light bulb with out even looking.



I'm just waiting for these two to break out the "FRIENDS 4-eva" pendants.




lil 'D' is a feisty one.

-adam

More pix from Georgie State Park

It is really cool how the Eastern Box Turtle's shell has a hinge so it can completely seal itself inside. Gotta love them dragonflies, feroscious predators by land and sea.

-adam

Gerge L. Smith II State Park

Drove about seventy miles North West of Savannah to George Smith State park, Saw some interesting vegetation and I was psyched to find this Eastern Box Turtle sitting in the middle of the trail, actualy Keely and Winthrop found the turtle i was Stumbling about in the bush trying to get a picture of a butterfly, that sucker was fast. Had a run in with an armadillo and a snake (possibly a water moccasin I only saw its tail) neither would pose for the camera. Had to put the pic of the covered bridge, for my dad. It was hot as hell though, car thermometer was reading 103, so it probably was about 100 degrees out. Definitelyt worth the drive.

-Adam

Win & Fin

John, Caroline, And Finnegan came over the other night, we had some beverages and played Apples to Apples ( A gift from Justin Walker, I thought was crap at the time, but we play it on a regular basis, Thanks dude.) Winthrop was happy to have a little buddy to play with, it's almost impossible to get them to sit still to take a picture. The summer is going by pretty lazily, I am working on another thesis project at the end of the month called, Tremendous Dave, the story of a super hero whose powers are more of an inconvenience than anything. Should be fun.

Adios Amigos.

-adam

Maggie

We got the sad news from the Vet today, Maggie has passed away. We only knew her for a very short time, but she stole our hearts. I am just glad her suffering is over and if in fact there is a better place I'm sure she's there.

- adam

The Nations Birthday

Had a decent fourth of july, besides the fact we had to bring our new pupy to the emergency room, she is still in the vets care now, and we are not sure how it is going to turn out. Anyway enough of that, went to a bar b q at our friend Tori's brought winthrop along he did very well except for when he kept going underneath the grill trying to lick up all the fat dripping down. Jef Keely and I went down to river st. 2 c the fireworks launched from the savannah river, it was funny 2 think only a year earlier Keely and I were sitting on the banks of the Charles River doing the same, funny where life takes you. we then went back to Tori's to have a fireworks display of our own, after a drunken disgruntled neighbor with a miller light tall boy came over to yell at us, keely and I decided to call it a night.

- adam

Goldern Silk Spider

I found this girl living directly under our back stairs, she looks mean but is not venomous, and will only bite when provoked. These guys are all over the place, their webs are really strong though, when you walk through one in the woods they're hard to break. the coloring on her abdomen is a beautiful. gold, red, and brown. She is about the sice of of the palm of my hand

- Adam

The newest member of the Farrell Family

I know yall think we're crazy getting a second dog, but you don't have to come home to winthrop sitting in the same place i left him six hours earlier, with his kong filled with peanut butter lying next to him untouched, heart wrenching. So we got a pet for our pet, Magnolia (maggie) is 9 months old and a whopping 6lbs. she is a chihuaha/daschund mix and cute as hell.

I nicknamed her The Turd because when we got her home all she did was sleep, but now the name has taken on new meaning, we brought her to the vet and discovered her sleepiness is due to a bacterial infection in her digestive system, we have been giving her some medications but she has been puking and shiting all over the place, we are a bit worried and if she doesn't come around by tomorrow we'll have to make another trip tp the vet.

poor little maggie, winthrop is being a very good big brother though, coming over and giving her kisses and bringing toys over for her now and then.

- Adam

1 yr. celebration weekend in Atlanta

so we celebrated our 1 yr. a week early, but it was worth it 2 c the sox beat the braves 5-2 in atlanta. Youkalis hit a homer the second we walked into the stadium it was sweet. It seemed like the crowd was 2/3 red sox fans. The stadium was nice and the shuttles to and from turner field were very fast. stayed at a swank hotel down town and had some tatsy sushi, best smoked eel i've had, MF sushi bar @ 265 Ponce de leone avenue good selection of sake as well.

- adam

jess trip 2

good times

-adam

06.06.06 = my 26th birthday + rubber horns

well turns out im not the antichrist after all, just a pudgy irishman with a pinkish hue, had a decent crowd even though many of my friends left over break. But who can resist the temptation of a pinata. Especially when it's full of nips, cigarettes, jolly ranchers, and some rubber snakes. obviously winthrop couldn't.

- adam

I still love bugs

this cicada made its way onto our porch, got these shots with a flashlight in hand, i waited a while, but it's a long process and it was past my bedtime.

-adam

Drove a couple hours north to Magnolia Springs State Park we had seen pictures of the crystal clear vibrant blue water spewing from this spring, and fantasized about splashing into the cool crisp water. Bathing suits in hand we quickly learned the gorgeous waters were infested with alligators, watersnakes, and snapping turtles. We made the best of it took a five mile hike, the highlight for me was the green tree frog i spotted, the highlight for winthrop was the mud pond at the bottom of a sink hole, Winthrop has been crowned king of the muckymuck.

Good friends, good food, good fun

Went out to the crabshack with jef and chris chowed some crawdads and swigged some coronas, didn't let the fact that the bartender hated her job deter us from having a good time, next stop was the north beach grill where we took our drinks to the beach, i can honestly say i haven't been on a beach at night since i was a teenager, it was glorious. Bright moon, warm breeze, and a sierra nevada pale ale... heaven.

- adam

Indian food is good.

I had my first encounter with Indian food a couple days ago, i went to Taste of India on Mall Blvd. And it was damn good they had a lunch buffet $8.95, so i guess i'll just list what I ate and rate them with a star system 5 being the best.

Navratan Korma - an assortment of vegetables w/ dried fruit in a rich and creamy gravy *****

Aloo Mutter - Potatoes and peas cooked in an Indian sauce ***

Chicken Curry - A fine curry gravy of tomatoes and spices with tender chicken ***

Chicken Kadai - Tender dark chicken on the bone, sauteed with, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions, served curry ****

Lamb Kheema - Ground seasoned lamb with peas in a flavorful curry sauce ***

mulligatawny soup - split green peas, pureed green vegetables, a variety of spices and a dash of half and half *

Sambar Soup - Spicy vegetable soup with lentils, vegetables and seasoned with cumin seeds and herbs *

the meal also came with Naan similar to a pita but better and Pappadums a thin crispy Indian "chip" made from urad dal, flour, edible salt, asafoetida, peeper, edible oil and other spicees ***

- Adam

countdown

Camping @ Mistletoe State Park

We got on the road at about 9am heading up to Clarks Hill Lake, we arrived around 1pm set up camp at Mistletoe State Park, and headed over to the Amity boat ramp where the ABA (American Bass Anglers) tournament was going to be having their weigh ins at 3 o'clock. Drove up at 2pm place was a ghost town, this thing had been over for hours. Didn't get any footage, but we made the best of it, brand new tent was nice, woke up in the middle of the night in a tremendous wind storm, keely and I rushed to put the fly on, well Keely did most of it, I couldn't see a damn thing. put it on right as it started to sprinkle, then it stopped, better safe then sorry I guess. It was fun, ate beans out of a can and stuffed myself with smores. Thought Winthrop would like sleeping out under the stars, but he was in the tent ten minutes later.

- Adam

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