Camping with friends at Trap Pond State Park in DE

Check out that guy... 

I found (Kristine caught) a snake!

Wow that's deeper than it looks!

Bridge

Crazy Lightning Storm

So as I'm lost in the middle of an online lecture for my masters, I am blinded by some crazy lightning outside, which lasts for over an hour.  Very close, very bright, very cool.  I took 91 shots in total, most of them were misses, but below I've posted the ones that I did catch.  More pictures then I usually put into one post, but hey, I love lightning :-)

The Droste Effect makes me Dizzy

Tried my hand at attempting the Drotse effect.  Had to use GIMP since I'm currently Photoshop-less but it came out ok.  Fun project, hope to get better results in the future...

Quick walk around Stone Point

Nothing special, just getting in a walk before a big storm...

Celebrating my 23rd trip round the sun

Well this past weekend I was able to go out with my lovely girlfriend and go camping at Trap Pond State Park in Delaware.  It was great to get out into the woods and away from the hustle and bustle of the city, pitch a tent, and have a nice campfire.  Along the way I caught a fish (see below)

As did this awesome heron I was stalking.  Although its stabbing technique was much more successful then my fishing with a cold hot dog technique.

I also spotted these lovable lizards and quite a few toads :)

Bubbles in the Park

Got really lucky watching a small child attempt to fly a kite.  After quite a few mishaps, involving his parents and myself chasing down the kite, he got the hang of it.  Some other parents were blowing bubbles and I was able to frame the bubbles with the kite in the background (and in focus FTW).

I tried a few other edits also

Glad to get the photobug back here in the spring :)