The Bugs and the Purple Flower

Love bugs
Originally uploaded by Darrell

Last summer, my wife gave me a new camera for my birthday and I've had a lot of fun with it. I started posting some photos to Flickr, primarily as a mechanism to share photos with friends and out-of-town family. Occasionally, I'll put some things on there just because I think the photo is nice. This one, which I took last week, has played to rave reviews. It is easily the most "rewarded" photo I've ever posted, and the one with the second-largest number of views, all-time.
I'm not sure why this one caught fire, but since it did I thought I would share it with the loyal Daddy D readership. I hope you like it.
The most viewed image in my photostream is my capture of a little miraculous moment: a hatching duckling. I'll keep clicking. Here's my little pacesetter:

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Off the Soup

Outside McGuire's
Originally uploaded by Darrell

Somewhere late into the evening, It was determined that my battered digestive system had recovered enough for me to try solid food. I still couldn't convince myself to go for seafood, but steak? What the heck?
Apparently, when one is on the Emerald Coast, one must eat at McGuire's. Who am I to defy tradition?
I ordered a sampler of Irish Brews, eight little shots of beers in increasing body and varying flavor. I neglected to factor in that I had not eaten anything of substance in about 48 hours. So, the buzz I did not plan came on quickly.
I ordered a ribeye, and under ordinary circumstances it would have been pretty good. Under digestive duress, however, it seemed under-cooked and over-salted, and I couldn't finish it. I brought it back to the Fabulous Beachfront Condo, though. I'll take another stab at it tomorrow.

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