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<\/a><\/p>\nAn Olympus OMD EM-10, along with 3 lenses, zoom (150 \u2013> 600 mm equivalent), macro\/portrait (120 mm, f2.8), and a portable pancake (28->84 mm). It is a \u2018micro-4\/3\u2019 camera, so the sensor is 1\/2 the width of a full dlsr, but it is pretty small, esp with that pancake lens. That\u2019s my old point and shoot pocket camera on the right.<\/p>\n
The zoom lens lets me sneak up on birds<\/p>\n
and mountains<\/p>\n The macro\/portrait lens lets me sneak up on flies<\/p>\n and flowers<\/p>\n and people<\/p>\n and cats<\/p>\n and, of course, dogs<\/p>\n lots of dogs<\/p>\n In other acquisition news, I bought a wheel barrow and 6 cubic yards of shredded bark<\/p>\n to replenish the zero-scaped parkway<\/p>\n The inside plants were feeling jealous, so I gave them their yearly repotting party.<\/p>\n Helen has been busy preparing 5 presentations and 2 upcoming conferences. Here with co-presenter Shannon<\/p>\n And here with co-presenter Jazz. Their conference is in Hamburg Germany the week of 6\/8.<\/p>\n Our friend Michel, who helped clean out the lake house last fall came for a visit from NH \u2026 brought 3 suitcases full of Russian books!<\/p>\n We gave puppy his first haircut. His belly hair was floor length, so was bringing all kinds of outdoor debris. Here is a before shot:<\/p>\n a during shot (we were rewarding him with a spoon full of yogurt):<\/p>\n And an mostly done, taking a break, shot:<\/p>\n And a finally done, I can now have fun with the cat shot:<\/p>\n When he bothers the cat too much, Cat will get a claw into his beard and make him say Uncle before letting go:<\/p>\n But that does not deter Dog for long. Poor Cat. He will be out basking peacefully in the sunshine:<\/p>\n Then wild Dog spots him and bounds about him like a drugged up Tasmanian Devil:<\/p>\n Until Cat darts away and finds a hiding spot<\/p>\n Then Dog cools down a bit, long enough to stop and smell the flowers<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n