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Madeleine has zero issues in posing for the camera. With her, it's tough to get a 'natural' shot. However, her various mannerisms tend to compensate. :)

My niece today. Talk about a beautiful day.

I went on an impulse walk through Huron Natural Area today, and when there, I strayed onto a path I'd never been on before. Just off the path, I found this. I swear to you, it's in the middle of the forest. There's not a road anywhere near it, or any place that would accommodate its getting there. It was sorta spooky.

More from Laurel Creek a couple weeks back.

Yes, I know... it seems like the whole world got the jump on me this evening, and even those who did not, I'm sure there's many who have done far better than this.

Still, in honour of the moon's closest point to us this year, here's the shot to commemorate. Taken at exactly 11:35pm, which if you believe the pundits, is around the exact time it was supposed to be closest. This seems unlikely to me given how big a zone EDT covers and how fast the moon travels.

Anyway, for all that it's been and will be done to death, I can tell you, I'm no astrophotographer, and I have no designs on becoming one. This shot, however, is pretty much the best I've been able to manage. I'm happy with it.