I spotted this one while taking a walk around the office complex. She sets up camp in this same spot every day.

This is an Argiope aurantia or Black & Yellow Garden Spider.

They are pretty fascinating. I recommend clicking through and reading about them. The craziest part..."After mating, the male dies, and is sometimes then eaten by the female." Ouch.

The President was in Raleigh, NC today to talk about his new jobs bill. My office is right near RDU Airport so I had a great view of Air Force One as it took off to head back to DC.

One of the many large, old oak trees at Boone Hall plantation in Charleston, SC

The Charleston Fire Department in Charleston, SC.

It has been WAY too long since I posted here. Sorry about that. But this morning I was lucky enough to spot this hawk at the edge of the woods in our back yard. We see a couple of them in the trees pretty often, just never this close.

 

The iPhone OS4 was released this week and the new iPhone 4 isn't far behind. With this update you can finally have a photo as the wallpaper behind your home screens!

To celebrate this, I've taken a few of my favorite photos from my travels around the world and sized them to fit your iphone screen. Help yourself, but make sure you ONLY use them for your iPhone (or similar device). Don't go using them for other stuff without first contacting me. Enjoy!

There are a few samples below, but you can grab them all from Flickr, here: http://bit.ly/9O0GkO