Hello all. I'm back in the lower 48. I'll be in Seattle visiting family & friends before heading back to Utah. I expect to be in Logan sometime around the first of the month.

Alaska was great & the students made some nice images.

Yesterday, I received a nice little package from Amy B.... four delicious ounces of coffee beans. But not your run-of-the-mill coffee beans! Instead it was the highly sought after Kona beans and not the blended crap either. They are coming in handy today as I pack for Sitka (above photo). Mostly, I need to pack for cool weather and remember to pack all the photo stuff I need, which is big tanks with many reels so I can process the middle school kids' film.

Me & Fang leave at 0300 MDT and arrive in Sitka at 2230 ADT. That's a 22 hour adventure. It'll be hard on Fang. Hopefully he'll handle it okay. We have a HUGE layover in Seattle. My folks are going to pick us at the airport and we're going to have fish & chips at By's Drive-in. Then, maybe a power-nap.

Well, school is done. The kids did a great job in the short time they had to make images. It was a good way to go out.

There's a basketball camp at Logan High School. I've been working games in it for the past two days. It raps up today and I have four more games. I'm making some good pocket money for my trip up to Sitka.

I also have a football game today... a very busy sports day!

Fang has been cleared to fly. He has a snaggletooth and an uplifted testicle but otherwise is in good health. He weighs in at 3 pounds, 15 ounces of man-eating terror!

There's a basketball camp at Logan High this weekend. That means lots of games to referee. Mine start at noon... I don't know when I finish.

Fang was supposed to get a check-up at the vet's today but the games are getting in the way. I either have to find a later appointment or have my student (who works for the vet) take Fang and I'll pick him up later. He gets to go to Alaska with me. Yea!

And my resume continues to nag me. I can't seem to "git 'er done". But time is running out for the job listing I am interested in, so I will!

Tomorrow is our class Final. Man, that was fast!

Worked a ton of basketball games this weekend... enough to pay Bezold for the image I bought from her (but haven't paid for yet).

Today, I'm going to kill some weeds, fix the parking light on my Falcon and finish up my resume.

Wow! The summer session is flying by like no "get out"! Only eight more class days, including the Final. The kids are very busy but are doing a great job all things considered. Today we're toning prints and they also are getting the "Portrait" assignment... which will be due on Monday. We'll begin to discuss their Final Projects too. Busy, busy!

As summer finally begins to present itself, I find myself yearning for a road trip. I would love to get on the open road and track down some Americana to photograph. But, instead, I need to find a job and get ready for Sitka. I'm hoping to find a small block of time to travel when I get done up there.

I'm meeting with someone from career services today. We're going to design a resume and cover letter for a job that's available on campus.

Today I am going to a basketball camp to learn how to officiate using three-man mechanics. Utah, as in most things, is way behind in using these mechanics. In every other state, three-man mechanics are the norm for all levels of play. Utah is just beginning to incorporate the system into 5-A and 4-A Boys. The camp won't get me more games next season, nor will I be working three-man next season. Still, I want to learn the mechanics so when the day comes I'll know what I'm doing.

Rusty doesn't think we should carpool because we might get assigned to different gyms. "So what," say Dave and I. Gas is $4/gallon, certainly something can be worked out.

I made this image with my Rollei on a trip to Maine a few years back. I think it's the Mariners. It is certainly how they are playing!