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May 16, 2012

How cool is this?

http://www.thethinkbox.ca/2012/05/10/easter-island-heads-have-bodies/...

May 16, 2012

Ireland Photos

Some photos from our recent trip to Ireland .. was awesome!! Ireland Photos (click on this)...

February 6, 2012

Removing a bone stuck in hawk's throat

A photo set of Shannon saving a hawk who had a bone stuck in his throat ... View larger individual photos here (clicking on photos) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150646783427254.443253.170022307253&type=1...

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January 31, 2012

No reason to whine anymore

Hit the mother-load today .. found 17 barrels of Napa Valley wine (several different reds) on the side of a county road. I could seriously smell the wine as I approached. 17 barrels = 935 gallons =...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on January 31, 2012 6:49 PM

November 26, 2011

Shannon @ Work

Shannon's workspace just got alot more public ... she now essentially works in a bubble at set times through the day. The glass is one way .. so the public can all see her, she can't see...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on November 26, 2011 4:08 PM

November 21, 2011

spiders in the trees

Nature is pretty cool ... An unexpected side-effect of the 2010 flooding in Pakistan was that millions of spiders climbed into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; due to the scale of the flooding and...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on November 21, 2011 9:02 AM

November 9, 2011

Savannah Race Pic

Post Race Photo .. was great seeing Kris (who crushed his Nashville Race Time) this past weekend. Nice going Kris!...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on November 9, 2011 12:44 PM

November 6, 2011

Heather Sighting ...

Despite a long standing absence from the McKinneyTree I submit the following photo as proof that Heather does in fact still live/breath!! .. Hooray for Heather's living/breathing!! She's a very elusive sibling .. recently spotted in Savannah,...

September 19, 2011

at my best

Who doesn't like Pistachios? .. no one in my home...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on September 19, 2011 11:22 AM

September 11, 2011

Pear Fair -- good Art, Good Food, Good Run

Picked up some of artwork recently... the artist (Anthony Papini) was showing his work after a 10Mile race I ran (held as part of a Pear Fair). I always enjoy speaking to an artist about their work....

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on September 11, 2011 3:50 PM

September 11, 2011

New Pet .. Ernie

Meet Ernie .. new pet .. this makes our total pet count to 17 (yes .. i know .. a little ridiculous!)...

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June 12, 2011

Trying a Triathlon

Did I short triathlon a couple weeks back ... it's a mystery to me how I became such a bad swimmer. I used to be a lifeguard (well -- a lifeguard that never did anything but tan)....

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on June 12, 2011 2:55 PM

February 3, 2011

Birds, birds... birds

Some recent photos Shannon has taken near our home .. 1. Ruddy Duck - Taken at her work, it's a very ANGRY duck with nothing but world domination on his mind 2. Snow Geese 3. You can't...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on February 3, 2011 8:28 AM

October 11, 2010

Unusual Owl .. .

What's that? Oh My Gosh!! A Northern Pygmy OWL!!! (taken at Shannon's Clinic)...

October 11, 2010

Country Roads

Country hills baked in the sunset light .. favorite part of my regular bike route. Solitude for miles....

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July 5, 2010

Yolo County Ride

Took my new bike out for 25Miles of country roads today .....

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June 8, 2010

ahhh .. the good life

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on June 8, 2010 10:20 PM

June 8, 2010

Shannon = Employed

Shannon was hired by Lindsay Wildlife Museum .. she starts in a couple weeks. really cool news and cool place. She'll be seeing a wide variety of species http://www.wildlife-museum.org/ You can read some of their recent wildlife...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on June 8, 2010 6:36 PM

May 2, 2010

best. plant. ever. ... what is it?

Shannon planted these a year ago and this spring they went nuts, growing more than a foot every week - now they are over 7 ft tall. Best plant ever .. unfortunately we forgot what they were,...

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April 15, 2010

funny what photos you can find on the internet

I actually remember being in the audience for this dazzling performance...

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March 30, 2010

corn anything is good

http://www.playcornhole.org/...

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February 28, 2010

Mad Skillzzzzzzzzz!

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February 19, 2010

mole no more

Melanoma (early stage) no more...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on February 19, 2010 10:23 PM

January 10, 2010

Um .. what happened to my shower

Shannon woke up today and decided she didn't like her shower .. hope she never wakes up deciding she doesn't like me!...

December 29, 2009

Sacramento Wildlife Refuge

http://www.fws.gov/sacramentovalleyrefuges/...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on December 29, 2009 10:13 AM

December 14, 2009

deadly force

Shannon enjoying her BDay Gift and getting out some aggression ... seriously scary fists of fury...

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December 10, 2009

Trail Runner Magazine Interview

I was asked to fill out a questionnaire for a future article in Trail Runner Magazine since I won their "trail fiend" award (going to the runner who ran the most races). Thought it might be...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on December 10, 2009 9:23 AM

November 2, 2009

Oil Spill ..

It's been a grueling couple of week for the hard working crew at the International Bird Rescue Research Center ... this video is actually the first time I've seen Shannon for a while. Almost exactly 2 years...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on November 2, 2009 1:32 PM

October 16, 2009

cambridge is growing on me

Was stuck in Cambridge last weekend for work when out my window I heard a parade, was pretty cool - random bands, mini floats, dancers .. mostly peace, environmental, animal rights, anti big farm action groups from...

October 5, 2009

Cowtown Half Marathon - PR

Ran a PR Sunday in the Sacramento CowTown Half Marathon. Really a great race, live bands every 3-4 miles, great finisher medals, will definitely be back next year. Time: 1:27:38 Splits: 6.41, 6.40, 6.37, 6.38, 6.45, 6.42,...

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Permalink | Posted by Brian McKinney on October 5, 2009 7:08 PM

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