megan and conor

megan and conor
Originally uploaded by galbr8th

She: sippin' a margarita, watching him cook the day's catch

He: relaxed and cookin'

Catch of the day: "holy mackerel" (caught on a Sunday)

Catch of a lifetime: each other

my grandfather, fishing

I have a project going, scanning old family photos with my whiz-bang scanner and sharing them with relatives. This is one of my favorite photos of my grandfather, Frazier Casey. When he wasn't conducting railroad trains he loved to fish. This was probably in eastern Kentucky, date unknown.

does somebody know how to do the rain dance?

On a normal day, from the windows of our tenth floor offices, I can see the dome of Tropicana Field, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and St. Petersburg's Pier. On a good day I can see western Hillborough County on the other side of Tampa Bay.

Today, the visibility is about three blocks. I can't even see the Pier.

To understand why, take a look at this:

http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire2007/wildfire_map.html