My wife gave me a new camera for my birthday. It’s a Canon Powershot SD 1100 IS Digital ELPH. It is much smaller and lighter than our previous camera, the Canon Powershot A620, so it is great to run and hike with. In addition to still photos, it also takes good video and has a digital macro mode for closeup shots. I highly recommend this camera!

Like other digital cameras on the market today, the included memory card cannot store many pictures; therefore I also recommend investing in a higher capacity SD card.

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This maple tree is beginning to turn fall colors.  I took this shot while attending the Virginia Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival.

May 2006–My wife and I were jogging on a gravel road in Warren County when we saw a mountain lion up ahead in the distance. We both stopped in our tracks. We did not have a camera with us; however, I have since tried to carry one at all times.

There have been other sightings in the area, as Cougar Quest indicates. My hope is to provide photographic evidence of the Eastern Mountain Lion.