The Magpie Box

As I sort through the couple hundred pictures I took in Savannah and Sapelo, I figured I’d throw out a video I took in my parents’ back yard since it’s been a while!  I don’t know why I buy my dogs toys.  They would much rather play with logs or, as you can see, pine cones. 

Before I get started with today’s real entry, I must say that Sapelo Island is amazing!  Well, aside from almost getting chased down by a huge wild bull this evening.  More on that, along with pictures, later.  This is certainly not the destination for those looking for luxury, but it is perfect for an outdoorsy person like myself. So today is my oldest dog, Barghest’s, 7th birthday!  Since it’s his day and also since Corvus is the little ham that usually gets all the attention, this entry will be dedicated to him and his life with us. His first day home with us!  He flew in from Montana and I had to go pick him up at Delta Air Cargo-you can see he was totally unphased by the whole experience!    As a slightly older puppy:    This dog had the amazing ability to destroy just about anything and he soon became know to us as “Barghest the Destroyer”.  Not to mention the fact that he eventually learned how to...

Delta Air Lines raised me.  From being born into the “Delta Family” to my first flight at 4 months old to the literally hundreds to thousands of hours spent on planes, in airports, or hanging out in the various divisions/offices my dad progressed through during his 20-some years there.  Heck, I even met the CEO before I was out of high school! It was pretty much assumed-and most of all by me-that I would pursue a career in the airline industry.  I had been exposed to almost every side of it-corporate, IT, some areas of branding or marketing, a bit of flight operations (flight simulators!), I even spent time in active hangars observing the mechanics in both basic maintenance  and more intensive repairs.  I loved the industry and still do.  Unfortunately, as I was looking at college graduation the industry, including Delta, was looking at serious economic trouble.  The fear and uncertainty surrounding what had been such a powerhouse compa...

We’ve all seen the “Throwback Thursday” trend, yes?  Who am I to fight it?  However, I’m going to do a two-part Throwback Thursday.  The first part will actually include old photos of me for your viewing pleasure.  I was looking through family albums and can guarantee lots of humiliation on my part, entertainment on yours!  The second part will include pictures that I’ve taken in the past couple of years that have been sitting on my computer with no real purpose.  This will be the perfect venue to share those. Let’s get started, shall we?  So I have realized in looking through pictures of my life that many of my habits and interests started very early.  All of these are up to a year old.  For example: Music.  I remember spending summers trying to teach myself piano and, eventually, went on to join band as a flute player.  Even when I stopped playing in college, I continued to surround myself with music.  I ...

I had hoped today to get out and get some great pictures.  It didn’t happen.  We went out for Mexican this evening, which is an absolute must when in the south.  I may have gorged myself on tortilla chips and salsa.  I may have had a margarita.  Or two.  And I may have rendered myself completely useless during the prime evening photography hours.  I haven’t had a margarita or restaurant chips and salsa in over a year…(American) Mexican doesn’t fit into a healthy lifestyle and I very much enjoyed indulging tonight.  It was delicious! So instead I will be posting some random snapshots from various places we visited today, some amazing kid art from the local Sheriff’s Office, and a couple of night shots taken after I recovered from dinner! I hate sitting inside despite the fact that it’s in the mid-90s so I thought it would be fun to combine some letterboxing with a visit to a local natural area.  It took me forever t...