Well, I knew I needed a few accessories for my camera and the wedding that I’m shooting in June so last night I pulled the trigger on a few things - and will finish up with buying a diffuser today:

• 2 2gb Sandisk Ultra II CF Cards
• 2 4pk Maha 2700mAh NiMH Batteries with charger
• 2 Gepe Card Safe Extreme Cases
• Gary Fong Lightsphere II Cloud Diffuser

All in all, it wasn’t cheap, but I did get a lot for my money - rather than spending it all on one accessory.  The CF cards bring my “collection” up to 8gb of memory - I plan on borrowing 1 or 2 2gb cards as well giving me 12gb of storage for the wedding.  I also plan on using these cards when we head to Japan and dumping them on a laptop may not be possible.

With photography there is always something to buy - it’s pretty impressive how much stuff you can acquire - from lighting to lenses, studio stuff and various other accessories.

Lastly, I want to take this time to pause for Memorial Day as I will be far too busy this weekend to post about this increasingly important holiday (to me, anyway).  With one of my closest friends in the Army, my eyes are open a lot wider when it comes to how are troops are treated and remembered - past, present and future.

Enjoy the weekend everyone and Happy Memorial Day.

Well the annual Lilac Festival has come and gone and we really enjoyed living close to it this year. We went almost everyday - just to walk around, buy some stuff and eat fudge…oh and look at lilacs :).

We didn’t run the Lilac 5k or 10k due to a slew of events and lack of motivation that derailed our training - one such event involved me running on an indoor track and throwing my back out disabling me for about 3 days (far too much fun).

I have, however started running on an almost-regular basis every morning. I’m starting slow. I’m trying to establish the habit first and progress second. I’m up to about 1.5mi - 2 consecutive days so far!

My plan is to run every morning - minus weekends, which are reserved for coffee and a large breakfast. I’d certainly like to run a 5k at some point, we shall see.