Sorry I haven’t been posting much lately here on the blog; it’s been a crazy summer. We just got back from a vacation to Puerto Rico and Culebra Island about a week ago, and then my sister got married this last weekend. Stay tuned for a post about some of the places we visited while in PR.
Travel can easily wear you out, especially when you’re like myself and don’t get out very much. Lots of traveling, walking, and an unfamiliar bed are definitely a perfect recipe for wearing down your immune system. My vacation sort of got a little bit extended due to a nasty virus I must have caught on the airplane on the way home (you’ve got to love recirculated airplane air). There’s a nasty sore throat virus going around… a friend that lives a few towns over from me said he has the same exact thing. I’m on day 7 of it and was hacking up a bit of blood last night, because my throat was so sore and irritated. It’s basically a constant post nasal drip that just won’t stop. Orange juice burns if you try and drink it. Water is even like trying to drink gravel at times. Today I’m feeling better, but be careful not to catch this thing you guys, it’s a beast to kick. Keep your immune system strong so you don’t get this
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Update: I kicked the sinus infection finally – had to take Zepac antibiotics just to get rid of it. An entire week of an excruciating sore throat, so sore that I was coughing up blood and having a hard time swallowing plain old water – I finally said ok enough’s enough. I usually can kick anything in 3 days taking plenty of fluids, and garlic, maybe some vitamin C – but this time my immune system couldn’t beat the infection, whatever it was. Stupid airplanes. Finally feel back to normal now.
It’s been an eventful month, but now I’m looking forward to the fall fairs and food festivals here in Connecticut, and shooting the beautiful foliage as well. We can’t wait to road trip up to Vermont for a day or two in the fall. There’s a possiblity of squeezing in a camping trip before it starts getting too cold. Summer went by WAY too fast!
This is a summer thunderstorm rolling through the neighborhood on a muggy, humid summer evening. My wife caught multiple bolts of lightning in this clip. In the background you can hear our stressed out beagle dog panting and walking around the room. I was trying to catch some still shots of the lightning on my Canon 40D at the same time. The best display of lightning is around 00:38 of this clip if you want to fast forward to the best part Enjoy
Out of any other area of the US, New England probably sensationalizes the weather and forecast the most. A few days prior to this we had a rash of tornados that popped up around the area, causing multiple downed trees. Driving through a local town we spotted sights like this:
Not cool.
Below are some screen grabs from the video, as well as a few I crappily captured hand held with my DSLR. To do lightning right, you need to have excellent timing, a slow enough shutter, and a sturdy tripod.
Graduation time is fast approaching for high school and college students. Many of them are thinking how they will even afford college. Will they be able to get help from their parents? Or, maybe some help from the government through financial aid? Will they need to take out loans that will come back to haunt them once they are done with school? Be smart when choosing your educational path. Debt can stab you over with many pains, so be very careful when planning out your education. I can’t stress enough how thankful I am for paying my way though a state university with a part time job working nights and weekends. If you are a high school senior, be sure to apply for all the scholarships or grants that you can. An extra $500 -1000 from smaller or local scholarships might not seem like much, but they will add up over 4 years.
Timing is everything… I think I might be a little late in the year for this image, but nevertheless it was a subject I wanted to cover.
