Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

The adventure continues...

Bags are overpacked, carry-on is as light as I can make it... the right shoulder feels better, now that the left is really messed up--glad to be living in the age of Ibuprofen. Flying back to Colorado this afternoon. I didn't get to New York or points north, or visit monuments or museums. But I got... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

What can one say...?

Disney bought Lucasfilm... it is only a matter of time: http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/The-New-Death-Star-335220142 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cBlRbrB_Gnc New Zealand Air has a reputation for... interesting... pre-flight presentations. Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Like a Japanese garden...

or paintings of a Japanese style... http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ the latest batch of leaves and colors in my flickr photostream. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

More leaves, more colors

A few more leafy colors from this afternoon's little-dog walk. The bigger one doesn't so much trust things like cameras, and he is bigger. http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

some surprising autumn colors

I took some photos as I walked around the neighborhood, this lovely autumn day. The dogwoods, dark and solid-looking in the sunlight, they turn into transluscent red lanterns when the sun is behind them. Maples are brilliant yellow to red, like flame. Oaks are darker, browner... and some, elms,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Rocky Mountain aspens in autumn

http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ Fresh from this morning's ramble! TAPS, there's a country road for you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 9, 2012

While I was away...

I posted a few more photos from my New Zealand travels here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjATrhfo and here: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjAToW6N Now that my daughter who lived there has returned to live in the US again, it is not so likely that I will get back to New Zealand. (There is much to be said, for free... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

and if you liked that last one...

Here's a reprise of last year's balloon fest: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvV3XZr I'd forgotten the parrot... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

The Beauty of Hot Air

http://flic.kr/s/aHsjBTMPzC Here is one way Colorado Springs celebrates Labor Day Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Colorado Skies

I mentioned sunsets, and glorious clouds... http://flic.kr/s/aHsjwaxJAr Over the space of the year I've been here, I've caught a few to share... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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