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One of the co-organizers for the photo meetup group, Kevin, arranged to have photos taken by meetup members put up on exhibit at the West Ashley Barnes and Noble for the month of February. There's a pretty amazing selection of photos that were submitted and the first set of photos went up on display last week. Stop in and check them out!

This is the photo I'll have on display when the next set goes up

Aside from the photo gallery, it will be the first time I've had any of my photos out on display in public. How exciting!

I had a 16x20 printed out at Sam's Club, which turned out really good. The large format print seems like it has a much bigger impact than the same photo on the computer. Must be the size.

Ted’s Sweet Italian Sausage / Baked Ziti with Fresh-made Mozzarella / Smoked Eggplant and Zucchini Caponata / Lemon Pudding Cake

Saw this walking to my car in the parkade after work today.

In a bit of restaurant drama, Norm's closed down a few months ago and reopened last week under new management.

The menu is largely the same, slightly expanded from the old menu. Norm's has a fresh coat of paint, new tables and some interior redecorating, but it's still looks mostly the same. Regulars of old Norm's will feel right at home in new Norm's.

Norm's Italian Combo sub (salami, pastrami and ham) and fries

Pizza

It normally doesn't get cold enough here to see sundogs so seeing this came as a little bit of a surprise.

I've been going to the CSCLRC's Supported Entry Lab Retriever show for the past 4 years now, ever since we got Nala.

Each year it has rained before or during the show (and not just a light sprinkling), a trend that remains unbroken for this year's event. It was a cold and damp event, but the dogs didn't seem to mind one bit.

Have a couple hundred photos from today to go through, but so far this is my favourite photo.

Beef & Pork Baby Meatloaf / Rosemary & Bacon Smashed New Potatoes / Local “Rita’s Roots” Roasted Vegetables with Garlic Butter Swiss Chard / Rocky Road Blondie with Chocolate Ganache

Some thin high clouds this evening gave the moon a pretty cool effect. My camera doesn't even come close to doing justice the view tonight.

The small reddish star-like object to the left is Mars.

Halo was good enough to warrant another visit for lunch today, this time with my good camera.

Today I went for the Maryland Crab Cake sandwich. This is now my new favourite sandwich.

Almost all crab, with just enough filler to hold things together and carry the seasonings. For $8 you probably aren't going to find a better crab cake in the Charleston area (I haven't encountered one yet). Comes with house-made potato chips, pickle and topped with a pickled okra. The crab cake comes in a large round pretzel roll which makes eating it sandwich style kind of tricky without having crab cake smoosh out the sides. I just ate it piece by piece, starting with the top part. The crab cake is delicious, and something you'll want to take your time savouring. The relish and crab bits that fell out were wrapped up in the lettuce burrito style. Then polished off the bottom half of the roll.

If you're in the area, it's a great place to stop for lunch. It gets pretty busy around noon for the lunch rush, but you can always call ahead and place your order. There's plenty of seating upstairs where it's a lot quieter.