Archive for 2009

Canyon Dawn

Canyon Dawn

The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Sunrise at the Grand Canyon. Nancy and I are driving across country and have stayed the night at the El Tovar Hotel, a historic hotel perched right on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It is only February […]


Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Luxor, Egypt “Ancient Egypt“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. This is probably my favorite image from Egypt. I love Egypt. The people are friendly (at least, those who deal with tourists are), the food is wonderful, and the setting can’t help but be exotic to someone who grew up in […]


Dawn Lift

Dawn Lift

Winchester, Virginia, USA “Dawn Lift“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Nancy and I are not normally early risers — even when we’re traveling. Today is an exception: A balloon lift is scheduled for approximately dawn and that is what we came to see. We are in Winchester, Virginia,* to attend […]


What have we here?

What have we here?

The Caribbean: Bonaire, N.A. Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Or, “Have you got food? … ARE you food?” On this dive I was seeking and expected small subjects — macro shots. My dive buddies were off in the distance and I was poking about some small coral heads and […]


Independence Day

Independence Day

Reston, Virginia, USA Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Every Fourth of July the residents around the lakes in northern Virginia celebrate the national day with spontaneous fireworks displays. Everyone who owns a boat or a floating dock or “deck boat” embarks with tiki torches lit and a boat full […]