Got to spend time in Chicago this weekend, where a film I made was screening in a film festival. This also meant getting to spend time with good friends and their dogs. Izzy is a champion tennis ball chaser-- I'm not sure I've ever seen a dog run so fast! (Double click on the photo to enlarge it.) Chicago, Illinois. 14 November 2009.

Either the deer that visit us each morning and evening have gotten very comfortable in our back yard, or they are holding a sit-down strike, waiting for their friend Pamela to return. Kalamazoo, Michigan. 26 October 2009.

One last shot of the Sandhill Crane migration. These two seemed to be doing a mating dance-- it was most impressive, and I was sorry to be so far away. 25 October 2009. Bellevue, Michigan.