http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2 a photo journal by robin Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:07:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We took a short road trip up to Sonoma today and visited a few wineries. Cline Cellars in Sonoma, CA has many Chinese Pheasants. I was quite fascinated with these beautiful birds. I wish I had taken the time to photograph their descriptions so I could provide ... http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20080308/chinese-pheasants/ The poppies continue to bloom in the yard. Updated 5/25/07 New Resources: Photographic Cheat Sheet Resources FotoSharp - Laminated photography guides that will easily fit in your camera bag. Photographic Cheat Sheet - PDF File Photo Bert Cheat Sheets - Many useful laminated cheat sheets for photographers. PhotoBert's Online Photo Course 50 Tips for Better Photographs Camera Guides Photography ... http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20070525/photography-resources/ Lexie graduated from PetSmart Puppy Kindergarten this afternoon. I have very mixed feelings about the class, mainly because I discovered that one of the pups in class was not properly vaccinated. We considered dropping out, but since she was fully vaccinated by the time we found out and ... http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060806/lexie-graduates-from-puppy-kindergarten/ We took Lexie to Pacifica today to play in the ocean, she had a great time. She got to romp in the surf, retrieve, play with other dogs, and dig to her heart's content. She has no fear of the water now and swims great; we kept her on a ... http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060805/lexie-the-labrador-visits-the-pacific-ocean/ Mom, I'm not feeling real great...Can you check me out? You're not really getting it, check the mouth.. Ok, you're getting close... Closer... That's the ticket!!! See my new teeth? They hurt! http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060726/lexie-the-labrador-is-teething/ Lexie is already 17 weeks and 37 pounds; she's starting to look like an adult dog. Where did my tiny bundle of fur go? http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060725/they-grow-so-fast/ LabMommyKathryn, a member of Just Labradors, made this and another totally awesome bandanna for Lexie. We're only modeling one today as it's about 102 still and she is a little too hot and fussy to sit for a photo shoot. Thank you Kathryn! http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060720/cool-new-bandanna/ We took Lexie to a very small beach area in Benicia today. Rob threw a stick in the water and we didn't really think that she would retrieve it since she wasn't very into swimming when we went to Tahoe. We were wrong! She dove into the ... http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060715/ladies-and-gentlemen-we-have-a-retriever/ http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060710/loving-grass/ Rob and I went to Lake Tahoe for vacation. Lexie the lab came with us and we were very lucky to have Rob's son visiting us from Idaho. We found a dog friendly beach called Kiva Beach. To be honest with you, I thought it was one of the most ... http://www.tinkertech.net/blog2/archives/20060707/a-day-at-kiva-beach-lake-tahoe/