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Is it August already????

Me and my evil me are giving me the eye in the review mirrors...

I have been taking something of a photographic sabbatical recently and not feeling too guilty about it.  I think that is a good thing from time to time.  I was burnt out leading up to the Scotland trip and still took the camera bag with me anywhere I went this summer, but it just wasn't clicking.  The Scotland trip was GREAT and refueled the mojo.  I just haven't felt the need to add anything else to the burners recently.  I have instead been trying to digest the Scotland photos and the family outing last weekend and stay regular with MonoMondays and adding a few pictures each day to Flickr.  That's been enough to keep me busy in the evenings.

Somehow I still feel a bit guilty to leave Blip on the hook and so I took a photo with the iPhone tonight on my way home from the office.  I love anything two wheels and lord knows I haven't done as much as I would have liked this year.  I got the motorcycle out recently and have been taking it to the office a few times.  It's a bit more work and requires a bit of suffering in the heat and the extra weight of the computer bag on the shoulders.  The freedom and extra attention to what's going on around me make up for it.  (I only skidded the tires a few times this morning... lol)  When school starts back up and I resume my morning duties of dropping CC off at school, then the motorcycle will fall back to the back of the garage.  CC is getting to the age where I could start to consider riding her on the motorcycle, but I feel pretty strong about not carrying my children on the bike in town.  Too much risk (both myself, those around me and the street itself).  The children are so young and growing fast.  I would never want them to recover from an injury due to riding on the bike.

Work has been OK recently and moving fairly quickly through some design challenges in a new project.  That always feels good when things click.  Lots more to go, but the expectation for success is set.

Grandpa arrives in a week tomorrow!  yeah! the kids will have fun and I'll be happy to spend time with my father for a week.

Brain unload.  Check!