What shellfishness!
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Chesapeake shore
The water is warm where it hits the beach, tossing around bits and pieces of shell and the occasional fossil shark tooth. Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Too tired...
The day was hot, but not where we were--Charlie, the Young Lads and I picked up the other local Nana (Zoe's other grandma isn't really theirs, but on the other hand, there is no one more everyone's grandma than Nana!) and we drove out to the edge of the Chesapeake Bay. We were hoping to find a few... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
In the deep places of the earth...
About 2 hours from Washington, DC there are at least two cavern systems to visit. We went to Luray Caverns this time. (The other is Skyline Caverns, and also fascinating and beautiful.) The tour guides are local lads and lasses, and it is a bit alarming from an elocution point-of-view to consider... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Cliffside rock garden along Skyline Drive
This looks like a sedum or saxifrage of some sort--a succulent that thrives in rock gardens. I spotted it from across the road and zoomed in for this picture. Sign in to see full entry.
This is why they call them the Blue Ridge Mountains
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Mystery Island
Descending into the San Francisco area, we flew over this island, and it was an irrestistable camera target... I have no idea what all these colors are about! Anyone know? Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Fireworks on a plane
There is a tiny little hole at the base of the window of a jet, which I assume has something to do with pressure changes within the double-pane. When up at the high, cold cruising altitudes, sometimes frost forms between the windows, especially near the hole....and when the setting sunlight stikes... Sign in to see full entry.
Aerial shots of the Northwest & California
Out of Seattle an hour early: seat available on a flight before mine, and a window seat, and an extra legroom seat! What luck! Even if the window is above an engine and shoulder of a wing. Overcast most of the way, but some peaks poking above the cloud sea: Rainier, Shasta particularly. Interesting... Sign in to see full entry.
Vale, the 9-year old, and I went out for coffee...
The kid likes coffee. He had a white chocolate mocha. No, I am not daft, I ordered decaf for him. I finally understand why there is decaf. For 9-year-old coffee hounds. He says now, he always gets decaf, but didn't tell me that 'cause he figured I would figure it out... I have always liked to go out... Sign in to see full entry.