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Why Folks Moove to the Country

Cow, Valley Head, Alabama, USA

Relaxing scenes like this are why folks move to and visit rural areas.

Get on the Bus

Water Taxi, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We think this little pontoon water-taxi from aquabus is so cute.  It runs up and down False Creek in Vancouver from Granville Island to BC Place.

Coorying in Hops

Rail Cars, Golden, Colorado, USA

These trains are heading to the Coors Brewery.  Perhaps this liquid tanker is carrying beer ingredients.

Ready to Swim

Swimming Pool, JW Marriott, Los Angeles, California, USA

Although it was already October and well into the fall, this pool and the air temperature were perfect for a nice mid-afternoon dip.  If there's a swimming pool or beach at our hotel, we always bring swimsuits.

A Memory of Cheap Gasoline

Old Gas Pump, Cleveland, Georgia, USA

We can actually remember gasoline at 54¢ per gallon.  It hasn't been this cheap since the 1980's!

Pickled for Passvoer

Pickling Spices, Salmon, and Onions, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

It's not just celebrants at the Seder who get pickled for Passover.  Every year we make pickled salmon, just as Marc's family has done for generations.  This is a close-up of how it looks right before we pour the pickling brine on it.  After 7-10 days, it's ready for eating!

Deliverance Then And Now

Seder Table, Jaffa, Israel

This was our Seder table right before the start of Passover in 5764.  Inside the pages of our Haggadah is a prayer for the release of Soviet Jews.  That year, there was irony as we said the prayer.

Sitting at the table was a couple from the former Soviet Union and their son who was born in Israel hours after his parents' arrival.  As we celebrated our Exodus from Egypt centuries ago, we also celebrated this family's recent deliverance.

Seemingly Quiet

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is ranked the world's busiest, but you'd never know it from this picture.  In this flyby from around 10,000 feet, the airport looks quiet and empty.

Hold Your Horses

Stables, Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia, USA

We visited Pebble Hill Plantation back in the spring of 1991.  We were quite impressed with everything, including the old stables.  If you needed somewhere to hold your horses, it looked like they had vacancies.  However, these stables were no longer in use.

On Schedule

Dogwood Blossoms, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The 78th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival is this weekend.  It doesn't always happen, but this year the dogwoods are in full bloom at the same time as the festival.  In fact, we took this photo just the other day.

We'll Have What She's Having

Catering Sign, New York City, New York, USA

This is the catering and party sign in the famous Katz's Delicatessen.  Open since 1888, Katz's has served generations.  Marc's family has been eating there for decades.  His parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and perhaps even his great-great grandparents ate there.  Katz's is also the site of the famous scene in When Harry Met Sally where Estelle Reiner says "I'll have what she's having".  Meg Ryan's order was too complicated for us, so we stuck to hot pastrami on rye.

A Big Splash

Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois, USA

With its wave-like balconies, the eighty-two story Aqua makes a big splash on the Chicago skyline.

Waiting to Azale

Azalea Bud, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

This bud is just beginning and will one day blossom into a beautiful azalea flower.  Spring is springing!

Studying the Heavens

Adler Planetarium on Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, USA

When we arrived at the Adler Planetarium, it was raining cats and dogs.  The rain just wouldn't stop.  While we were studying the heavens inside, the rain poured from the heavens outside.  Just as we finished our visit, the sky cleared and it became a spectacular summer afternoon on Lake Michigan.

Why Rush?

Road Sign, Palmetto, Georgia, USA

Driving through the backwoods encourages you to slow down and see the scenery.  This is especially true when you're behind a farm tractor!

A Guide for the Golden Gate

Point Bonita Lighthouse, Point Bonita, California, USA

Since 1877, the Point Bonita Lighthouse has warned ship captains away from treacherous cliffs and rocks as they passed through the Golden Gate into and out of San Francisco Bay.  Reachable only by a narrow suspension bridge, the lighthouse had to be relocated in the 19th century so it could be seen in the famously thick fog.

Runways Without Approach

Naval Air Station Alameda, Alameda, California, USA

Naval Air Station Alameda (NGZ) closed in 1997 and has not been used for much since that time.  We took this photo while climbing out of San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which is located just across the bay.

The Upside of Pollen

Zinnia, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA

This spring, the pollen has us absolutely miserable.  Although the pollen count is not very high yet, this spring pollen season began earlier and contains more varied pollens than at the same time in previous years.

Even though we have red eyes and congested noses, we know pollen is the reason we can enjoy beautiful blossoming flowers like the zinnia above.  We saw this beauty in June a few years back at Callaway Gardens.  It was still unfolding and revealing it's many colors.

A Sense of Scale

MS Pride of America, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA

The MS Pride of America is not one of the largest cruise ships, but seeing it out in the harbor beyond the breakers and kayakers gives you a sense that it is still amazingly large.  Even the tender (in orange), which holds 50 or more passengers, looks tiny compared to the ship.

When posting this photo, we thought of leveling the horizon, but decided to leave it as is.