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Didn't take a photo for my 365 today, so I'm borrowing one I took at work. A late 19th Century copy of the Complete Works of Byron before conservation treatment.

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Catching up... Wednesday 30 July, 2008

At least I had something cool to play with when I got back to work... a huge collection of letters from Charles Darwin.

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Catching up... Tuesday 29 July, 2008Is it wrong that the first thing I thought when I saw this stick was, "That would make an AWESOME vampire stake!"?

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Catching up... Monday 28 July, 2008

First day back at work... only to be greeted by the bloody har: damp, cold, depressing!

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Catching up... Sunday 27 July, 2008

I had a great surprise waiting for me when I got home: my awesome friend and righteous Obama supporter Melanie sent me these cool stickers.

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Catching up... Saturday 26th July, 2008Back in 'warm' and 'sunny' Edinburgh

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Catching up... Friday 25 July, 2008

One last photo of Kittle before heading to the airport. Wake up, Kittle! We're leaving!

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Catching up... Thursday 24 July, 2008

Our last trip up the valley near Redstone on the way to the airport.

Goodbye, Colorado. We had a great time!

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Catching up... Wednesday 23 July, 2008

Mmmm... seafood platter from the raw bar in Aspen

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Catching up... Tuesday 22 July, 2008

Ashcroft ghost town near Aspen

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Catching up... Monday 21 July, 2008

A magpie enjoying the view outside the house.

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Catching up... Sunday 20 July, 2008

My nephew Edezra

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Catching up... Saturday 19 July, 2008

My sister brewing up some chai

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Horseback riding in the mountains.

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And finally, this morning...The view from outside the house this morning, looking to Chair Mountain. What a way to start the day!

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Catching up... Wednesday 16 July, 2008Rough marble awaiting finishing, Marble, Colorado

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Catching up... Tuesday 15 July, 2008We're spending a week in the house of one of my dad's old colleagues near Carbondale, Colorado. Driving west from Denver... our first glimpse of the Colorado mountains.

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Catching up... Monday 14 July, 2008One of my mother's lovingly tended flowers.

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Catching up... Sunday 13 July, 2008Back in NC after a 12 hour drive, enjoying my parent's porch.

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Catching up... Saturday 12 July, 2008Chicago's Millenium Park

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Catching up... Friday 11 July, 2008

Gotta love the bleachers at Wrigley on a Friday afternoon!
Go Cubbies!

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Catching up.... Thursday 10 July, 2008

Driving to Chicago from Asheville, reminder of home: Edinburgh, Indiana.

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Catching up.... Wednesday 9 July, 2008Kittle: lover of cuddles, maker of biscuits, killer of baby bunnies.

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Today we drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway up to Mount Mitchell.

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My parents farm. The most peaceful place on the face of the earth, I think. More photos are here.

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...and someone making himself comfortable on the sofa between Kate and Magnus.

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Someone making themselves comfortable on the flight between Newark and Asheville.

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Emma in her role as the Mean Lean Mojito Maker at Kathryn's BBQ on Friday.

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The most photographed birdie in the Whole Wide World.

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I came across this really lovely butterfly endpaper in a stinky plain old 19th century ledger book today. What a surprise!

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Posh loos outside the Queen's garden party today - they had wood and marble counter tops!!

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The Holyrood Tavern - used to be our favourite pub. Crusty, dirty, lots of goths/piercings/tattoos, good stuff on the jukebox, barman looked like Gandalf in a leather kilt. Now, sadly closed!