Day 1267: Audubon Society

I spent the day at the Jamestown Audubon Nature Center taking a series of photography classes.  The center has an impressive array of workshops, classes, photography walks and activities for kids.  The sessions were very interesting and informative, especially the class on manual mode.  The most useful information came from Shannon, one of my former students, who gave me a brief lesson on f stops.  That should improve the quality of my flower photos.  Although the shot below has intense color, good composition and beautiful subject matter, its clarity is not perfect.

Lavender Blue Baby

Steve, on the other hand, spent another day searching for a woman who walked away from home several days ago and hasn't been seen since.  For the last three days, at least fifty police, sheriffs, conservation officers, firemen, corrections officers and search team members have been combing wild territory near South Dayton.  It was rough terrain and he came home with bleeding arms and water logged feet.  Two of the canines picked up her scent on Thursday and followed it to a road where it disappeared.  That has raised some serious questions.

On another search front, the two escaped murderers have been spotted in Allegany County near Friendship, NY.  A massive manhunt by hundreds of officers has been underway for two weeks. Rt. 86 is closed down while US marshals, canine, special ops and aviation units search every "gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse,  henhouse, out house and doghouse" in the area.