In the Keys

Looking out at sunset from the beach towards Florida Bay while finishing off supper at Lorelei Restaurant and Cabana Bar. Islamorada in the Florida Keys is a very pleasant place to be in late February.

Opposite The Bookstore

And indeed the particular Asheville bookstore is a wonderful independent bookstore. Jane and I were in town a few years ago for our Wedding anniversary and it also turned out that on this day Bill Maher was doing a show so we got to see him live. Oh, and this is a photo of a lamp with some artwork, in case it wasn't obvious!

To the Sound

When I'm in Seattle visiting my daughter I like to visit this place. There's something about seeing boats go though this type of device that's inherently fascinating, and of course there's the salmon ladder right next door.

Seaside In the Pacific Northwest

But don't be fooled. This rather peaceful scene of birds and marine mammals is actually a photograph of a display in Victoria's Royal BC Museum.

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Old DeKalb County Water Works

This place has stood in ruins for decades now and until recently has been covered in foliage, etc. A couple of years ago the bushes, brush, kudzu, etc was cleared away so that the general public had more convenient access and could possibly appreciate the ever changing grafitti that covers the old ruins. The clearing of the area was in part a response to an extension of a bike and walk path along the creek from Medlock Park over to the Avis G Williams Library.

North of Mendocino

This photo was taken on our way back to Mendocino from an excursion to the Point Cabrillo Light Station Historic Park. I believe it's looking down at the inlet to Russian Gulch State Park although it's been a while since I took this picture and at this point I'm not precisely shore about this except for the fact that this inlet is to the north of Mendocino and south of that lighthouse.

Summer Finally in Vancouver

By the time we got to the city the weather had cleared up after a miserable few weeks of rain (I gather) in June and early July. And so people were taking advantage of the pleasant sunny days and getting to the beach, and in particular this one next to Stanley Park.

Towards Marsh Island

We’re on the trail just to the north of the Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum with Union Bay ahead and slightly to the right hand side of the picture. I believe that's Marsh Island over there on the left and straight ahead you can see the Husky Stadium grandstands.

Echo Lake Indian Summer

The Columbus Holiday long weekend of 2011 was still quite pleasantly warm when I too this photograph of Echo Lake at Franconia Notch in Northern New Hampshire. In fact there are people swimming off the beach in the background which is probably something they weren't really expecting to be doing in this area at this time of the year.

Of Mice and Wine

While having a couple of glasses of red wine at this café in a famous department store near the Paris Opera we were somewhat startled at the site of a small mouse rather fearlessly walking under our chairs. Luckily both Jane and I were sitting in high chairs so our feet were above the ground and we didn't have to be disturbed by a rodent walking across our feet! Our dining neighbors however were somewhat more concerned and did kick up something of a fuss as I recall. This was last October, so possibly the mouse has found a new abode!

Late Day at Ocean Point

We'd arrived from Twin Mountain, New Hampshire earlier in the day for a couple of days of site seeing and picture taking at Boothbay Harbor. Rather than staying in that town we decided to try our luck out at the Ocean Point Inn and Resort. This photo was taken at that location close to our accommodation. The area is quite picturesque although I suppose it would be hard to find an area of the Maine coast in Fall that didn't have considerable charm.

In Madison

I did not realize until we visited the town earlier this year that Oliver Hardy had lived in the area when he was a child.

Oakhurst Walk

A few years ago I did a photo walk with a friend around this particular neighborhood. It's close to Agnes Scott College and there's also an interesting community garden to checkout.

Going to the Dogs

Our band was providing some entertainment for people participating in the Atlanta Streets Alive bicycle event a couple of years ago. I believe this animal was more interested (at least for a second or so) in a certain photographer than the bicyclists or band members!

Just One More Waterfall for Now

Okay, so this is a big one. We've looking over from the American side of the falls in late Fall towards the Canadian tourist area. Actually the best pictures are from the Canadian side, but it's all pretty spectacular.

Another Waterfall

Two waterfalls on two consecutive days. I guess all this Atlanta heat is getting to me and I'm trying to cool myself down by looking at soothing pictures of falling water. This picture is at one of our favorite locations - Lower Falls on the Ammonoosuc River next to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

Graveyard Fields Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

This shot was taken on a fine early Spring Saturday afternoon. We were staying in Asheville NC and decided to explore the region along the Blue Ridge Parkway to the west of the city. There are a lot of walking trails in this spot, and this particular picture shows the lower falls just past the point where the trail had been replaced by a series of wooden steps.

Looking Towards Jefferson

On this day we were up at Timberline Lodge on the slopes of Mount Hood in Oregon. The day was fine as we'd passed through the cloud cover and could look down on the top of the clouds. Here's a view out from the lodge parking lot towards Mount Jefferson. I had to actually orient myself in Google Earth to confirm that this was the correct mountain.

Woodlands Garden

This picture is taken close to home. In fact it's just a few blocks away at Woodlands Garden. I like the rather curious angle and perspective afforded by same in the image.

At the Museum of the Bread & Puppet Circus

We are fans of the Bread & Puppet Circus (at least, initially, the band component after seeing them play at the Honk Festival) and so we decided back in Fall of 2011 to pay a visit to their home base in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. This is a picture from the Museum of puppets and it is, indeed, a unique and quite astonishing attraction which is, I suspect, not on the usual tourist beat.