Canis Lupus Arctos stands for my love of photography and of Jim Brandenburg's National Geographic photos of the arctic wolf. (See them at
www.jimbrandenburg.com.) My real name is Mike. My dad and uncle built summer houses on Black Cat Island in the 60s, when lakefront properties were within the financial reach of anyone who had a steady job and good money management skills. As a result I spent most of my childhood weekends and vacations here and finally moved in after I'd had all I could take of the city life. My hobby of nature photography became a business at about the same time. A few months ago I started up a lake webcam on my photo site - thanks to encouragement from friends and clients. The process of letting other people know the cam existed led me to Island Girl's webcam directory, which is where I discovered links to this forum. I often use more words than I need to, but a few years ago my friends discovered that whacking my beer bottle so it erupts with foam is a great way to get me to be quiet.