Monday, May 31, 2010

Contrasts


White Sands National Monument, NM
April 2010
 

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Downtown


Downtown St. Louis MO
August 1999

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Flood Stage


Wisconsin Dells River at flood stage
Baraboo WI
June 2008

Friday, May 28, 2010

Sod House


My paternal grandmother was born and raised in this sod house.
It was in remarkable condition when I first saw it in the summer of 2001.
Campbell County SD

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Monastery


St. Anthony's Greek Monastery
Florence AZ
February 2008

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Knots

The bark and knots on this juniper (I think) caught my eye.
I really the green leaves against the weathered bark on the trunk.
Main Street
Big Stone SD
May 2010

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #1

Pompeii

I know, it is also in Italy, but I LOVED this place. 
We did not have enough time to explore it the first time and
it is definitely worth a second visit.
June 2000

Monday, May 24, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #2

Italy

 Red tile roofs of Florence, Italy
June 2000

Sunday, May 23, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #3

England

London Bridge spanning the Thames River
June 1999
photographer: Karl Ehresmann

Saturday, May 22, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #4

Mexico

Kukulkan Pyramid in Chichen-Itza or “El Castillo” (the castle)
December 2001

Friday, May 21, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #5

France

Eiffel Tower in Paris
November 2005

Thursday, May 20, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #6

Arizona

Superstition Mountain near Gold Canyon
February 2006

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #7

Washington D.C.

The capitol
March 2001


Tuesday, May 18, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #8

Alaska

Mt. McKinley from Wilderness Lodge, Denali National Park
June 2001

Monday, May 17, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #9

Greece

Corinth Canal
June 2000

Sunday, May 16, 2010

My Top Ten Favorite Places & Photos #10

South Dakota

Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills
July 1999

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Hawaii


Somewhere along the coast of one of the Hawaiian islands
June 1995

Friday, May 14, 2010

Italy


The colosseum
Rome, Italy
June 2000

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Mexico


Coconut tree along the street
Cancun, Mexico
December 2001

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Alaska


Bove Island on Tagish Lake on Windy Arm River
Skagway AK
June 2001

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

More Opulence


The Louve
Paris, France
November 2005

Monday, May 10, 2010

Dark & Light


Hall in Palace of Versaille
One of the 700 rooms, and some of the 2,120 statues
Versaille, France
November 2005

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Peaceful Cloister


Cloister courtyard of St. Paul's Cathedral
London, England
November 2005

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Hawaiian Flower


A spot of bright red among the dense flora in Hawaii
June 1995

Friday, May 7, 2010

Petunia Rage


This is the new petunia color for the summer and I have one, only one
May 2010

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Ruins



Ruins of a cathedral at Glastonbury, England
November 2005

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Red Barn


Seldom used any more red barn on Uncle Harold's farm
near Pollock SD
July 2002

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

From the North Land


Bryn Mawr Glacier
College Fjord, Alaska
June 2001

Monday, May 3, 2010

The Last View from the Top, for now


Sunrise on Haleakala Volcano, elevation of 9740 feet
Haleakala National Park 
Maui, Hawaii
June 2001

Sunday, May 2, 2010

And Another View from the Top


From somewhere in Paris
November 2005

Saturday, May 1, 2010

And Another View from On Top


A view from the window of a first class seat in an airplane 
  flying over mountains somewhere between Minnesota and Alaska
most likely Yukon, Canada
June 2001