And she was absolutely right, |
From the point forward, the camera has been in my hand up until today, ... From studying art photography at Southern University, I've gone from color, to black and white, and now gradually to digital. |
He's very patient. I wouldn't have enough patience to sit here all the time and do that and the bravery, it being open, everybody seeing him sitting here, seeing him do it. |
I always check myself for ticks. As for Lyme disease, a tick has to be on your skin 24 hours before you are at risk, but you'll never see that in the headlines, ... Also as a general rule, we don't touch any wildlife unless we're absolutely sure what it is. |
I developed the product for anyone who wants to block the sun, not the fun, |
I got my driver's license, got interested in the opposite sex, and I wanted to get as far away from nature as possible, ... So I moved out of state, and pretty much pronounced New England dead. |
I was found nothing! ... But the turning point for me was joining the Herpetologists League of Connecticut. |
I would spend days looking for these creatures, and of course I wanted to spend time with my wife Eva and my daughter Daphne, so I take them with me, |
It was something unexpected. I didn't know this was going to happen. I just wish more could have been done to prevent it. |
It's not like years ago when you knew everyone in your neighborhood. |
My Dad used to bring home turtles he found on construction sites, ... I fell in love with turtles and snakes, and couldn't get enough of it. |
My family was helping to manage my Dad's construction company, ... So next thing I know in 1997, I'm a New Englander again! And with the woods and the call of wild; I decided to give it a second chance. |
Of course, we probably should have left them where they were, ... But when we'd bring them home, they'd lay eggs, and next thing you know we'd have baby turtles running around. I love nature and wildlife, and it's always been a part of my family. |
People have been known to go down with pillowcases, capture snakes and sell them on EBay, ... But they trusted me that all I want to do is make people aware of the precious wildlife we have. |
Really, sometimes it's just aim, fire and go for it, ... On the flow sheet, I'll say I want to cover a minimum of 10 species, and I carry it with me and make notes on what it eats, where its found, and what's cool or common about it. |