Tammi's Turtle Tank

A few years ago, Tammi had a red eared slider turtle. Due to it's and her living conditions, it had to go. She's wanted another one for a while now, and couldn't find a baby. So I've decided that for her birthday, I'm going to order her a pair of hatchling baby red eared sliders, one male and one female. They are going to be kept in a 20 gallon tank for the time being, once they're ready we'll move them to a 40 gallon breeder tank in order to maximize their swimming space.

I'll be posting updates on this project here, so keep an eye out for them. For now, here is the stand...

I've made the stand w/ a 2x4 frame and 1/2" Birch Plywood.

The tank will be slightly recessed in behind this lip.

Here you can see the 2x4 interior framing.

Idealy, I'll use a sump wet/dry system or a canister filter for the tank, it will be housed inside this stand. For this reason, I'll be leaving the back of the stand exposed.

Be a model...Get a free picture

My company, Grön Concepts, is looking for models. This would be a great opportunity for anyone interested in getting some pics taken for free. The offer is as follows:
Free Photo Session
Free 8x10 of 1 image of your choosing.
(additional prints from the shoot may be purchased, if you choose)
All you (the model) have to do is sign a release stating that we may use your images in advertising and/or other promotional pieces.

The types of photography we are looking to do in this session include: Maternity, Senior Portraits, Engagement, and possibly even some newborn/child sessions. Anyone interested should visit the link here, to learn more.

The Ides of March

Beware of the ides of march.

Last night while trying to have a meeting w/ Kevin for Grön Concepts, I dropped my iPhone. It was about a 3 foot drop from my hands to the blacktop and when it landed (directly on the screen), it sounded bad....





Sure enough it shattered.


























For those of you wondering about iPhone abuse and the replacement there-of, Apple has a flat fee for fixing these phones. I have an 8Gb 3G model and it will be $199 to fix (no matter what's wrong w/ it). On the other hand, replacing a phone will cost you double what you paid for it. The price on Apples website is just for new contracts! Having sold phones for several years, I understand this policy and expected as much... I am actually pretty happy about only having to pay $199 to get it fixed.

Weekend in the Mountains

This past weekend we went with my sister and brother-in-law to the Mountains in northern-PA. We stayed in a one room cabin in Clinton County. Despite the temps (18° at night) it was fairly warm in the cabin and got pretty nice on Sunday. We spent most of the time outside.









My Niece - Ashlynn




Some wood that was set up as a make-shift bench just outside of the cabin.

Many more pics to follow!