Clouds Rest
From almost any place in or around Yosemite valley, you can look up and see Half Dome‘s distinctive shape. There’s one place where the view is different though. Clouds Rest isn’t the highest place...
Tagged: vacation
Mount Washington
We spent this weekend at the Mount Washington Hotel. My company rents it out every year for a big party. It is always nice to get up into the mountains during the hot part...
Dye Transfer Print
My favorite photography blog (The Online Photographer) recently had a fundraiser. They were selling dye transfer prints by Ctein, a photographer whose work (and writing) I really enjoy. I ordered one. It came the...
Punta Gorda Eagles
A pair of bald eagles have been nesting in downtown Punta Gorda for the last few years. Their nest is right in the park next to the historical society. That’s kind of neat because...
Shark’s Teeth
We’re visiting my parents in Florida this week. One of the places we like to go when we’re down here is Englewood beach. We go there to collect shark’s teeth. This was a good...
Sudbury, the Big Nickel, and BIFs
When I lived in Canada as a child we were always taking these long road trips to see the sights. Some of the places were more interesting that others. One that I remember from...
Fields of Fire
Today we went snorkeling (not unlike any other day in Aruba). We were snorkeling in Mangel Halto, which had amazing amounts of fire coral. All this fire coral I have named the Fields of...
A Good Day
We snorkled the length of the Malmok reef today. Peter, who is notorious for not being able to resist touching anything, found a pair of ugly fish sitting on a big anchor on the...
Donkey Odie
Tonight during supper a donkey walked up to the gate in front of the house. It was a wild donkey. We guessed it was wild because we had heard there were wild donkeys on...
