Frozen Nuts

Squirrel, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

We spied this squirrel eating nuts from a feeder in the snow.

Open Road

Highway, Livermore, California, USA

Sometimes the journey is a destination unto itself.  On our way to the famous California Wine Country, we enjoyed these wide open roads with pleasant vistas.

How Now Orange Plow

Snowplow, Portland, Maine, USA

For folks in warmer climates, this little snow plow is a novelty.  We found it especially cute, but we bet the folks who live day in and day out with snow may think it is a needed friend.

Big Bird

Boeing 747, Los Angeles International Airport, California, USA

This view of a 747 at LAX gives you a real perspective of this giant plane's true size.

See the Lions

Sea Lions, Pier 39, San Francisco, California, USA

These sea lions have been congregating in significant numbers at Pier 39 in San Francisco since 1989.  This photo from the mid 1990's appears like a large group, but we read recently that there are now sometimes over 1500 sea lions hanging out around Fisherman's Wharf at Pier 39.  The fellow in the foreground, who seems to be a leader of the colony, appears to have his own "king" bed to rest on.  Perhaps it is a California King.

Night Clouds

Night Sky, Mentone, Alabama, USA

Like our recent moon picture, we took this picture of the night sky using a tripod, a shutter delay, and a slow shutter speed.  A nearby streetlamp brightened the tree and the milky clouds were captured by the slow shutter speed.  We love how the clouds appear to be racing to the outstretched arms of the tree.

Moonshine

The Moon, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

We took this picture of The Moon using a small tripod, a delay (to ensure a steady camera after pressing the shutter button), and a slow shutter speed.  After a few tries, this is what we captured.

Circular Squares

Modern Building, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA

We spied this cool building in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood.  It's Mid-Century Modern meets generic 70's.  This is basically a set of three connecting squares dressed up with circles.

Subsonic

Concorde, Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Roissy, France

Even tied down on its mountings, Concorde is at once majestic and graceful.  We trudged through a moist, icy, clay-filled field of rabbits to see this display of this retired Concorde.  It is very sad that every Concorde has been retired because of a single accident and some misguided environmental information.  Perhaps one day, a new supersonic airliner will take the skies.

Slated for Beauty

Succulents, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA

We saw these pretty succulents during a visit to Callaway Gardens.  We really like how these were nestled among the slate.

Getting Away

View from Lookout Mountain, Mentone, Alabama, USA

Sometimes we travel to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life.  One weekend we travelled to a small cabin on Lookout Mountain just north of Mentone, Alabama.  This view was just what we needed!

Red Light District

Exit Sign, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

This vintage exit sign was in the Royal British Columbia Museum.  While it may be less effective than modern exit signs, it is certainly attractive and interesting.

We Didn't Get the 10% Discount

Southern Style Lunch, Rome, Georgia, USA

We were driving through Rome searching high and low for an open barbeque restaurant one Sunday afternoon on a holiday weekend.  Each place we tried was closed on Sunday or for the holiday.  Next to one of these BBQ's was a plain looking restaurant with a full parking lot.

We went inside and were immediately transported back to an earlier era.  Being served cafeteria style onto disposable plates didn't matter to us.  The food was delicious and Southern, like the roast chicken and stuffing with apple cobbler above.

As an aside, the restaurant offered a 10% discount if we brought our church bulletin with us.  This was truly authentic small-town Southern dining.

Deli Style South

Deli Counter, Pompano Beach, Florida, USA

A good New York deli counter is often a confusing place with a seemingly endless assortment of ethnically Jewish foods (and some not so Jewish).  Many folks joke, and rightfully so, that somewhere in Southeastern Florida is the sixth borough of New York City.  While not as large or confusing as many New York City delicatessens, this place in Pompano Beach had delicious renditions of all the main comfort foods like bagels, pastrami, knishes, stuffed cabbage, and buckets of pickles.