John and Jena

With time off, Jena, Notch, and I were able to head to Linville gorge to do a little hiking and take some pictures. Notch loves to Hike!!! (well, run in circles around us…). we brought a Nikon camera from the mid 1960′s which was recently brought back to life with a new battery for the light meter. The pictures WOULD have been amazing from the first day, but I neglected to release the film before attempting to rewind the roll! So, as result, I exposed the whole thing and ruined it all. That prompted our second trip to Linville the morning after at 5:30 am with cousin Philip. These pictures came out great. The pics below were taken with our digital cameras. The Film was great and will be scanned when we get a chance. Nothing like quality black and white film.

Jena and I have a little time off between semesters… Time off = cleaning and organizing the house and doing a few projects that we have not had time to do. Hiking with Notch, visiting with good friends, dinner together every night. Here are a few pictures of recent.

Notch’s First Snow

Jena and I have been very very busy with School, Thanksgiving break (Jena went to Holland and I went to CT), getting ready for Final exams and then to drive to Connecticut to spend some holiday time with the family.  Here are a few pictures form the last month…