In the space a few months....baby is born, his grandmother dies after just
three weeks of knowing him and a terrible car accident nearly claims my
father's life.
But now...things are starting to return to normal. I see the group churns along
it's merry way...sort of. I can't wait for the new sailing season to start.

Hey, Donal...did you ever get the scope? Which one? Tested a lot of scopes
recently and traded in my C9.25 for a new C8 SGT with XLT coatings. It's for
local use. Here's a pic for you, taken with the D70 and a Tokina 400mm
lens...took quite a few shots before I got a "good" one.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/eagle1.jpg
Also see...
http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/s%26c.jpg

Robert B