We wanted Trish to see longhorn cattle, so we found a few not far from home.  Trish and I both took several photos.

You may have heard that there was a total lunar eclipse this year.  I stayed up really late and took a series of photos starting with just a smudge and ending with the above shot just prior to the total eclipse.  My exposure times were getting too long at this point and I started getting motion of the moon relative to the camera. I think this was a pretty fun experiment with dark sky photography.  The next day I realized I could have captured images with a longer effective focal length with our spotting scope and my cell phone camera using a new adapter I bought over the winter.  I will have to wait for the next eclipse to see how that works. By the way, this shot was taken from our backyard.

Our next event was to attend the wedding of the son of one of my closest friends.  Michael Patrick McGahan is the friend.  His son, Shaun McGahan married Mallory Wobbekind.  Shaun is a Lieutenant Junior Grade, Supply Corps, USN.  Mallory is a Certified Public Accountant.  Both are super people with wonderful parents.  The wedding which was held on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, was a great event.

This first photo was taken at a welcome party following the rehearsal dinner.  They were both doing their best to keep the smiles going while posing for anyone and everyone with a camera. They had to be exhausted.

This one was taken during the Wedding Mass.  They almost look like royalty, don’t they?

Shaun’s little brother Samuel was the ring bearer and all around great addition to the party spirit.

A few hours after the wedding with the newly minted couple, finally free from the professional photographers, arrived at a cocktail party in their honor just prior to the reception.  Of course they had to pose for even more photos.

I think during their first dance they finally realized they were married and it was time to have some fun.  I like this image for a lot of reasons. Not least of all that it shows Mallory’s dress so well and her beautiful smile.

The father of the groom, Pat, wore his Service Dress Whites in support of his son, so another of the many retired navy personnel in attendance, Ed Lancaster and I, wore our Service Dress Blues.  I was happy my uniform still fit and have to say it felt good to put it on again.  My bride looked pretty darned good herself.

Here is the father of the bride, Ken, sharing notes with the father of the groom.  Well, at least that is what I tell people they were doing.  It was an emotional day for both, but they were both so very happy for the addition to their respective families.

I spent a good bit of time chasing Mallory around the dance floor with my camera.  She caught me and finally gave me a bit of a pose.