The Stradun in Dubrovnik, Croatia, is a great place for people watching. This is the 4th photo I have posted in this blog from my visit to this beautiful city.
11-23-09 Waiting. . .
in Travel
11-22-09 Parallel Universe
in Nature
These furry objects are part of the reproductive system of a tropical flower. I call this photo "Parallel Universe" because the casual observer often misses the minute and often fascinating details of things like the not-so-private parts of flowers.
11-21-09 They Demand Junk Food
in Travel
How do you explain the pan handling jackasses in Custer State Park in western South Dakota? They stand by the road and have learned to stick their muzzels into open windows, demanding food. It's fun but a little scary, too.
11-20-09 Something Hawaiians Can't See
in Nature
This is early morning frost and I'm sure most Hawaiians don't complain about not seeing this in their back yards.
A few years ago we were visiting our son, Jon, in Kona, and as I was waiting in line at the grocery store one morning, I heard two locals complain about how cold it was on that particular morning. They both said that they needed to find their jackets before venturing out. I could only smile. How cold did it get? The temperature had dipped to 62 degrees. OMG!
11-19-09 Decadence 05
in Nature
Here's one last photo in this series. Sorry if "Decadence" wasn't your thing. . . .
11-18-09 Decadence 04
in Travel
11-17-09 Decadence 03
in Nature
I think this may be a weed or maybe poppy leaves. I was struck by the bright green against a background of brown. But I also like how the green is bleaching to yellow. Even the weed is letting go. . . .
11-16-09 Decadence 02
in Nature
Against a background of brown aspen and thin day lily leaves lies one leaf from a tree two yards away. Call him (her?) a nonconformist. . .
11-15-09 Decadence 01
in Nature
Given the nice weather, my wife was eager to work on getting her flower garden ready for the winter. But before she could destroy the strange, natural beauty of withered and bug eaten leaves, I took a few photos. Thus begins a series that I call "Decadence." The morning light was excellent in that it was filtered through thin fog.
You may not like this photo - I don't think it is particularly pretty. But I do like the sheen on the wet leaves and the way the light defines the surfaces of these coneflower leaves. I promise some color in tomorrow's post!
11-14-09 A Tranquil Tropical Pool
in Travel
11-13-09 Lines In the Sand
Do you see an optical illusion in this photo. When I look at the wind-sculpted ridges of sand in the bottom left part of the photo, it looks like the light is coming from the left side of the picture. But in fact the light was coming from the right and the proof of that is the shadow of the wirey bush on the right side.
Anyway, I thought that I'd balance the cold and snow photos that I've been posting with something from Mexico. This is about 3 miles south of Playa del Carmen.
11-12-09 We Were Much Younger Then. . .
Set the Way-Back machine for 1991. We were visiting Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast. Brian and Jon were mere children then, and we were young adults.
If you have the time, check out this link, where you can hear two points of view about the events surrounding this photo: Cannon Beach VoiceThread (click here).