jeff eaton

Saturday, Catherine and I hopped over to Big Rock for a crafting class at a local wool and textiles shop. I learned how to make felt. How awesome is that?

...And a happy new year. The holidays have been crazy, but Catherine and I are settling in to enjoy a relaxing conclusion. Among other varied and sundry gifts, I received a USB adapter for my old Edmund Scientific microscope. It's been a decade or so since I pulled it out, and I eagerly hooked it up, focusing on a torn off bit of wrapping paper. Man... at 150x magnification, little halftoned dots of Santa-Clause look weeeeeird.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Last year I pulled out a pile of my old photographs and put together a calendar for various friends. It was a fun gift, though I wondered to myself whether I'd be able to put together as many nice shots for 2006. Fortunately, I married Catherine and we honeymooned on gorgeous Mackinac Island, home of the tiniest butterfly conservatory in the world. One room, the size of a small apartment -- packed with over a thousand butterflies. Naturally, I went crazy with the digital camera. The end results were dazzling, more due to the huge concentration of butterflies than my photography skills. I've put some of the best shots together into a 2006 calendar, greetings cards, and other sundry things. Three cheers for the internet!