Archive for the ‘Cities’ Category
One of my neighbors made the comment at our Baby Shower in January that folks should take a good look at me and say everything they needed to say, because once the girls came, no one would see me again for another five months. I chuckled and thought to myself “PFAUGH! I WILL SHOW THEE.” [...]
Repost of an entry deleted during Stargazer’s Domain Transfer Fiasco 2010 There are a lot of things I don’t like about where I’m from – the drugs, the crime, the politics, the heat. But there are also a lot of beautiful things about the Southwest, of which I was recently reminded when a friend posted [...]
Early in January, my friend Maiya and I started taking free photography classes at our local Kitz Camera shop, and I’ve been dying to try a time-delayed water shot ever since. The picture below is the only shot of about 35 that I was able to get in focus, and as a result I have [...]
I don’t know if it was because the Visitor’s Center was rebuilt in 2008, or because it was 100% sunny on our last trip. Standing in Paradise last week felt like we’d walked through the wardrobe and found ourselves transported to an alien, magical land. Like Amsterdam. Paradise, Mt. Rainier, WA
For Memorial Day, Trav took us on a long drive all the way around Mt. Rainier. It was cold. rainy, and foggy. And although this meant we couldn’t see the mountain itself, there was no shortage of breathtaking sights along the way. What’s around this bend? A waterfall! And this bend? Craggy black tunnels and [...]
