As a kid I was convinced there was a boogie man that came out at night and would walk up the hill footpath into our neighborhood in Ireland. He would have a big sack or trash bin he would put you in, from this there was no escape. He would look for children who were not in bed yet. If you were still outside playing you were sure to be caught by him, and never to be seen again. I would lay in bed and wonder if he was outside right now? I knew I was safe, I was already in bed, but what of the other kids? I could hear them outside playing still! Maybe it was only kids under a certain age who could see him, and be taken? I would peak out my window and look down the street, only to see shadows in the distance. He was out there waiting for me. To this day I have the clearest memory of that wonder and fear, and a clear picture of what I thought the boogie man would look like. Big, bald, and ready to grab me! Thanks Mom and Dad for scaring the ever loving snot out of me forever.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

So in the last 24 hours My Digital Eye site has had a flurry of web hits. I was featured on a few popular photo blogs so I got a lot of inbound hits from them. Pretty cool to watch and see through out the day. I am sure it will slow down, but it is fun to ride the global wave for a day.

Who knew two years could bring so much! We love you all.

 Here are some before and after pictures of the yard work clearing we had done.

Have I mentioned how much I love my new camera!!!!!! I caught this little bugger on my green peppers the other night.  This image has been cropped and shrunk from its original size. I will link to the original.

*Warning!* It is ginormas, and thats only at medium quality! (Big Lizard # 1) (Big Lizard #2) but now you get an idea of how shweeeet it is.

In Ireland I would spend many a summer out at Nana’s looking for fairy rings. A large circle of mushrooms or stones in a field that would indicate some sign of mythical creatures that came out at night when no one was looking. I also think Leprechauns had something to do with it. I would hide and wait to see what would show up at these sites. Nothing ever did, but they did move around the field on different mornings, suuuuspicioussss. Some days they would be completely gone. Well as it turns out they have found their way to me here in America, into my front yard. I have had a few variations, and have posted those pictures in the past. I never put the two together until recently. So there you have it, Their After Me Lucky Charms.

Just some photos from this weekend in Charleston SC.

Five years ago today Jackie and I got married. How exciting that day was. Little did we know that five years from that day our lives would be about to change again. Little Hogan Jr. is right around the corner. I love u J. And I love you too little Chublinka.

So Jackie and I have started our registry and as we were going through the items we needed, the discussion of bathtub items came up. As we talked about things to help manage bathtub toys and other items that would be piling up in there. I had a sudden flashback to when I was a child and would take baths. I felt a sudden pain in my legs, arms and buttocks, and it was then I realized the horror of bath time! For whatever reason my mom would place cactus plants all around the rim of the bathtub. It was like a war zone, and my buttocks were the targets, I know Jenn can back me up on this one. We would argue who sat at what end, because one end had more of them then the other. So mom why did you have cactus all around the bathtub? I know they look fancy, but they sure were a pain in the bubbles. I for one am not going to keep this traditional alive.

Last night the boys and I had some fun with the new camera. As you can also see from the photos, Aidan has not slowed down one bit with a broken arm.