Actually, it’s more like the tortoise and the other tortoise, but I took some artistic liberty.

Last week when the temperatures were soaring to the upper 90s I went for my semi-regular run at the local Sugarloaf Mountain. On the weekends Sugarloaf is home to an excessive number of otherwise exclusively urban explorers out looking to have a little fun in the wild unknown. During the week, however, it is a local treasure that I’m overjoyed to have been able to live near for the past year. This (relatively) small park is home to some awesome running trails, climbable rock, and a lot of wildlife. All within just about 10 minutes fun drive for me.

This last time, despite the heat, I decided to reenact an old fable. The contestants:

This was taken post-run. It was hot.

Sadly, I think my opponent won, but I can’t be entirely sure, as I saw him only after I finished.

These were all taken with my Canon SD870. I am having a really hard time getting it to focus on macro shots. The last picture, for example, is focused really well, just not on the object I want. I guess I should get a DSLR, but I don’t remember it being quite as difficult with my old SD800.

Still, these were some good shots of a very photogenic animal.

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