The dove family are the proud parents of two new baby doves. They must have hatched a few weeks ago– they're already big! Click for larger view.

Submitted for your reading pleasure (if you happen to like MINI's, that is).

MINI. The Book. (Amazon, $31)

MINI 50 Years (Amazon, $17)

Mini: A celebration of Britain's best-loved small car (Amazon, $27)

Jeff recently visited a DSWA electronics recycling drop off station to depart with an old CRT television and shot these pictures. Walking into the drop off box is kinda like taking your life into your own hands, walking around haphazardly placed televisions and other equipment that could easily fall and crush your legs. Fun! A sign warns that the area is under video surveillance so don't take the trash, promise? What really happens to this stuff after the working bits are removed and resold at the mercantile store?

Thanks, Jeff!

Here's a short video I shot of the four baby birds nesting on the pergola being fed by their parent. It's amazing to see how quiet they are until the parent makes a chirp erupting them into a frenzy. I believe these are robins, but I'm not 100% sure.

A reminder: charge you NiMH batteries if you haven't used them in a while. NiMH batteries will loose their charge in storage rapidly so you need to pull them out periodically and top them off. I have 6 sets of four NiMH batteries around, mainly for use in my speedlite flashes. I have to remember to charge them once a month and before I need to use them.

Pictured is my La Crosse BC-900 NiMH charger (Amazon, $80) which has turned out to be the best battery charger evar. Selectable charge rates, discharge and refresh cycle (bring previously dead NiMH batteries back to life, really!).

What's a bar without something hang the stemware? (Imagine it upside down). This stemware rack from Amazon ($22) should do the trick.