Shih Tzu Boys on YouTube — Akiva and Vasco
Another video of our Shih Tzu boys, Akiva and Vasco. The two of them are best buddies and good for a laugh around here. This one is just more of them being goofy.

Another video of our Shih Tzu boys, Akiva and Vasco. The two of them are best buddies and good for a laugh around here. This one is just more of them being goofy.


Also on display during our visit to Montana Coffee Traders was this antique coffee roaster — an old piece of machinery with a copper drum, ornate cast-iron details, and the patina that only comes with age. I got in close to photograph the drum and the internal paddles that would have tumbled the beans over…

And here it is, 51 days below Zero this winter season as of 3/3/2014 Post by WFRV-TV Channel 5.

Fireworks from Oshkosh, WI on 7/5/2013. Another great Independence Day show over the water here in the Fox Valley. I love how the reds, blues and greens all pile up against the dark sky. Here are a couple of my favorite captures from the evening. Shooting fireworks over the water is one of my favorite…

In this short video you will see how 2 dogs that are trained can stay calm even for very loud noises like a boat horn. A boat horn is used in a few short blasts while the dogs stay easy.

This is a filigree, or laceleaf, Japanese maple — one of my favorites for its incredibly fine, feathery foliage. Each leaf is so deeply cut that it looks almost like green lace, with the edges just starting to take on warm orange and gold tones for fall. It’s only a small potted specimen for now,…

Here’s a look inside one of Google’s data centers. I’ve been into computers and the internet for a long time, and this stuff is fascinating to me. The scale and engineering behind these places is hard to believe. The video has a full tour.