Afta kept very close watch from the screen door over the young birds as they grew.

She was very excited as they began to explore around the porch, hopping across the chairs.

And with that, they were gone. I felt like Tony Soprano watching the ducks fly away as I stared into the "empty" pot that served as their nest.

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. It will probably be that way for a little while. Work has had me really busy and I haven't had time to go out and shoot anything. Things should calm down soon.

The babies have hatched and are growing quickly.

Shot this today, five days after the one above. Now that they have their feathers growing in they have been spending today stretching their wings. Won't be long before they are off.

Its the most awesome thing. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that a mourning dove has chosen a pot on our steps/entryway to nest. I was astounded when I first saw it. We just sat there a foot away from one another blinking in silence. Our neighbor who shares the same steps says that the same thing happened last year and they had three hatchlings. For now we are all just careful not to disturb it with all our comings and goings.

The other day Ocala and I went out to eat with some friends and as we were walking across the street we could hear very well the hum of the power lines. Reminded everyone of the anime "Serial Experiments: Lain".

A million things happening at once at an intersection on the way home from work and again I see myself going in two directions.

The sunset on a building across the alley behind our apartment.

Weather from the ocean is quite interesting here. The clouds behave differently than what I am used to.