White Calm

EGRET
Michael R. Collings
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Three times I've seen the
egret--no, four times
if I count that once
when, turning past rocks
hot and bare in May,
I saw one in the
burned-off field--stark
white against ash black.

But three times (at least)
I've seen him/her not
two miles from my dry
suburban home. I've
seen him/her glide hot
air above golden
weeds on the freeway
offramp, glide past oaks.

Centuries old, past
poppies that would die
in July's heat, past
concrete rivers that
will outlast them all.
Three times I've seen the
egret wing--white, calm,
silent memory.

Best Turkey Ever!

I hope everyone had a great turkey day. I can't begin to describe the wonderful feast Chevas and I had with our good friends Gabe, Carrie and Ryan. Enjoy the pics.

Gobble Gobble

The Lemonheads rocked the Troubadour last night. I've been going to Lemonheads/Evan Dando shows since high school and this was as good as I've ever seen.

I'll be posting a video from the show so stay tuned.

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Reflective Flight

I like composing photos in a way that makes it a little difficult to tell exactly what you're seeing at first glance. I had that specific thought in my head as I was out taking pictures yesterday.

This one was probably the second best example of that technique that I took. I'll post the other one next week (it's also a "bird in flight" photo).

Hope you enjoy this one... be sure to click the picture to BIGGIE SIZE it.

Go Trojans!

Here's a cell phone pic I took last saturday night. Todd and I had great seats at the USC game (thank you Mortensons!). It was a lot of fun until the refs took about 30 minutes to review a review of a play... no joke. Here's a write up (HT Kevin):

OU Football Notebook (Scott Wright, Daily Oklahoman)

The instant replay system was dealt another weird twist involving the Oregon Ducks on Saturday night.

Down 28-3 to USC, Oregon backup quarterback Brady Leaf threw an apparent touchdown to Jonathan Stewart.

The play was reviewed in the booth, and the TD was overturned because the replay official ruled Stewart had stepped out of bounds before catching the ball inbounds.

Oregon coach Mike Bellotti then challenged the review call. After a second review, the replay ruling was overturned and the touchdown counted.

The second review found that the ball had been tipped after Stewart had stepped out and back in, making him eligible to catch the ball.

Dave Parry, the Big Ten supervisor of officials who helped the conference develop instant replay, said he was surprised to hear about the challenge of a reviewed call.

"That's the first time I've ever heard of it," Parry told CBS' Sportsline.com. "You're fortunate the score was lopsided. If it was 28-27, there'd be a lot of talk."

The Master Batters look for our second win in a row tonight. See you at Schooners.

Project Update

This is a postcard I did for a Liberty Pacific open house. I used a photo that I took of Long Beach, Ca (where they are located) and a modern font for a simple, sleek effect.

By all accounts, the party was a huge success and the invitation pulled in over 150 people (ok, maybe not just the invitation).

Cleaning Up

You may have noticed that I've changed things up a bit around here. I recently upgraded the Blogger software and I think this layout is a little more harmonious with seanrainer.com. I've got some more ideas for the place and some more work to share. Let me know what you think.

Oh, and by the way, MASTER BATTERS WIN AGAIN!

Game Over

We had a great time at the engagement party the other night. We can't thank everyone enough for all they did to make it a special night. I hope everyone had as much fun as we did. Judging by the pictures, I'd say so.

If you took some pictures that night, please feel free to post them in the comments. Or email them to me and I'll post them up. THANKS!

Oh Joe!

In case you haven't heard, Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0. I've been using it for the last week and I love it.

If you're still using Internet Explorer, I IMPLORE you to try Firefox.

It's faster, more secure, and much easier to use. There will be a slight learning curve as you feel your way around "tab browsing"... but you'll get the hang of it quickly.

So go get it: Firefox 2.0

You'll thank me later.