Admittedly, a solid 2-week posting break is not quite what you expected when you began reading this blog. By the same token, it wasn't what I expected either. There have been many nights where I have sat down at my keyboard, knowing the topic of my post, and no words made themselves available. In lieu of new postings, I have instead given you the gift of me having a good night's sleep. I hope you enjoyed me enjoying them.

Here's some of what I meant to write, in convenient, bite-sized bits.

Nature = Scary

Photo by Calibas, Public Domain

The scene: Brittany and I walking my dog through a park in my neighborhood.

The story: Brittany and I had stopped to sit on a bench conveniently located in the park. The dog, being a dog, curled up at my feet. After a couple of minutes, Jessie jumped to her feet, tripped over her leash, fell on her face, and jumped to her feet again. Following her panicked gaze, we saw a rather large cat, presumably a bobcat. Again. About once a year, this feline insists on walking into the park, freaking out my dog, and ruining a peaceful moment.

Photo Shoot

Photo by Joshua Kelly of Orange Hat Photos

The scene: That same park, several days later, sans one bobcat.

The story: Thanks to the forgetfulness of Joshua (by the way, you left some stuff at my house), Brittany and I had our own private slave photographer for the day. Making the most of this opportunity, we had Joshua take presumably hundreds of millions of photos of us, ranging from the romantic to the painful (she punched me!). All in all, a whopping 30 photos were not ruined by the composition-ruining magnitude of my head's size. A good afternoon was had by all, except for the photographer.

A Romantic 4th of July

Photo by Ondrejk, Public Domain

The scene: Later that same day (July 4th), at "The Ponds"

The story: To celebrate the birthday of the nation, I took Brittany on a picnic at The Ponds community just outside of Summerville. I prepared a picnic, gave my lady some lovely flowers, and got us a seat near the Summerville Community Orchestra. The evening was wonderful, with music inspired by Nazi-occupied Austria, giant hairy spiders, and fireworks. Oh, and Joshua was on our date too.