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Assortment

February 21, 2011 / Paul posted in Hobbies, Photos / 2 Comments

I have an assortment of images and videos to post.

First up are a few images and a video of a beaver that meandered its way across Lady Ann Lake and into a little drainage area. The thing didn’t really care about Alexis and I watching it as it swam and eventually stopped and chewed on some branches.

Next is a video and a panoramic image that were taken on our most recent hiking trip. The video is of a really small snake that didn’t want to yield the trail as we approached.

Below is a panoramic of a very scenic view. There was a very steep cliff here that made me a bit nervous.

You should be able to click and drag to move the image. Here’s the original in full resolution.

Finally, this is a picture of Atticus watching the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet. We had recorded the show, which aired during the super bowl, and finally got around to watching it. Atticus just recently started to notice the TV.

Still Looking

May 31, 2010 / Paul posted in Hobbies, My Work, The Day To Day / No Comments

I haven’t updated my blog in a while. I’ve been looking for a new job and about a month after being laid off, went to work as a contractor for the very same company that me go. It was a bit odd going back to work in a place I thought I would never see again. Pulling up in the parking lot the first day I had to laugh to myself, but I went back to work like I never left. My computer was still there and nothing had really changed.
During my time looking for a different job I created a new website with the domain name, www.paulhatfield.me, to keep my work separated from my blog. The website URL ends with “me”, because “com” was taken. My resume and screen-shots of the work I have done can be viewed on that website.
Also in my spare time I’ve been working to port the screen saver that I worked on several years ago to Linux and I have also been geocaching. A trip or two ago Alexis and I ran into more inhabitants, which will probably increase as things become greener. This will be our first summer geocaching and we expect the heat and humidity to rise. Our plan is to hit the trail early in the morning and hope things are much cooler.

February is the worst

February 21, 2010 / Paul posted in Hobbies / No Comments

Mother Nature and my immune system have been giving me fits this month. Alexis and I are in recovery from a cold that’s been going around. She ended up with the worst of it. The weather is conspiring against us with snow, rain, and chilling winds. When I was young I would pray for snow, now it’s just the opposite. Despite it all we have managed to get out of the house and do some geocaching. On Saturday, we had a little adventure in a undeveloped area in McKinney. The parks department decided to put a paved trail in the middle of nowhere.
McKinney TrailI’m assuming that they anticipate a neighborhood to spring up around it. We had a heck of a time trying to find parking as the trail doesn’t connect with the surrounding roads. Our final parking spot was at a nearby school which was within reasonable walking distance. Our walk to the trail led us past some abandoned farm buildings.
Abandoned BuildingThen we crossed an overpass with rushing water underneath.
River CrossingUnfortunately our trip only had a 50:50 success rate. We noticed that some of the trees and brush had been cut or simply removed. Despite the “Did Not Finds”, the trip was fun and we enjoyed ourselves.

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