Summer's hair finally

Logan has been a little lethargic lately, due mostly to the heat. He loves to be outside, but with all that hair he would only have a few frisbee throws in him before he was laying in the cool grass panting. Not anymore. Now he's aerodynamic and built for speed.

Gizmo looks a little jealous now and then, but he would look too weird with 1/4" long hair. Besides, he can find cool places to hide a lot better than logan ever could.

This is a flight of a different type

I've been trying for a few weeks now to get a shot of the elusive, and very cautious, hummingbird. We have had the feeder out since late May - early, I thought, given the distance that they travel - and we had our first sighting shortly after putting it out. Since then I've been sitting on the porch trying to capture a half decent shot. Unfortunately they tend to move extremely quickly when they are feeding. This meant many a blurry image or no image at all, they move that fast.

This morning I was lucky though. This one stayed long enough for me to snap a few high speed shots. They are awesome to watch.

How long will your business be in business?

It's great to see that in these tough times some airlines are offering fares for the average businessman. This airline is obviously not one of them. For a meager $18075 you too can fly on the new Airbus A380 from Toronto to London, England and enjoy all that business class has to offer. For that price I would think that you'd be able to drive your car on board, ride up front in the cockpit, and get a commemorative Rolex watch on departure.

BTW - there were no Economy seats available for that flight, and for those of you who just can't fly anything but 1st class you better get another $9000 out of the bank - yes, just $27000 will get you a 1st class seat for the trip.

For comparison purposes you can get a flight covering the same distance on British Airways, in Business Class for $1998. You'll have enough left over to buy your car while you're there, and stay in a castle.