Friday, April 6, 2007

Bumps



Two years ago when my nephew graduated university in Pullman, Washington we flew into Spokane and rented a car for the weekend. We then had to drive down to Pullman. The whole trip consisted of these crazy hills which were more like bumps all the way there. Living in Wisconsin most all of my life, I'm quite used to rolling hills, but this was different and my brother had a special name for these hill and for the life of me I cannot remember. I'll figure it out and let you all know.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Again the Museum



New Orleans Mardi Gras Museum closed at night in the quarter.

Mardi Gras Museum


The Mardi Gras Museum in the French Quarter.

French Quarter


In the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. A common mule cart with tourists in it.

VooDoo Queen


This is where the famous Marie Lavou, Voo Doo Queen of New Orleans lay to rest. Notice the offerings to her.

City of the Dead


It's very easy to get lost in here. Always best to go with a guide.

St. Louis Cemetery #1


City of the Dead. I love this famous cemetery in New Orleans.

New Orleans


Jackson Park, French Quarter , New Orleans... Stephen and I have taken the kids to New Orleans a few times, last just before Hurricane Katrina.

Our Buddy


This little guy was hopin' for a bite to eat. He was hanging out while we were having breakfast on the deck at the hotel restaurant. Palm Beach Florida.

Another Atlantic Sunrise


Another Atlantic sunrise. Beautiful colors and a warm breeze.

Eastern Seaboard


Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach, Florida. I took this pic in February of this year.

Gone Fishin'



Obviously, this fisherman did not take care to clean his net well. There is a sea lion trying to retrieve fish still caught in it. This was in the evening.

Sea Lions


I took this pic early in the morning in the fishing village of Crescent, CA. Every morning ,Steve and I would get up and walk across the street form our hotel and watch the boats get ready to go out and these sea lions were there morning and night.

Redwoods



It's like you're standing in some prehistoric time and you're just waiting for a pterodactyl to round the corner.

Steve and Redwood


This gives you ans idea of just how big these awesome trees are.

Redwoods


The magnificent Redwoods.

Pacific


Northern California Pacific Coast from the Redwood forest.

Heading Into Redwood Territory


This was part of the coastal highway going into California.

Pacific Coast


This is the pacific coast going down from Oregon to Northern California. It's so different from the Atlantic or at least what I've seen from the Atlantic which is mainly Florida. I was amazed.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

English Pigs!


Ginormous pink pigs as we were traveling the countryside in England. I've never in my life seen such huge pigs.

My Rievaulx Ghost


Again Rievaulx in York. This is my ghost. I've got two photos of this and when I took the picture that light ray was not shown through my lens. When I got the prints back, we were amazed.

Rievaulx



Still part of Rievaulx. These ruins were tucked down in a little valley with a small little village right next to it. What a place to live!

Abby Rievaulx


Abby ruins in York, England. It was an incredible feeling standing in amongst these ruins. This was taken in spring of '01.

Stonehenge



This is one of my favorite pictures. I took this in November of 2000. The first time I went to visit my now husband in his homeland. He knew I would connect to Stonehenge and I did.