blah blah BLOG SITE DESIGNED FOR 1024 PIXEL WIDTH - - - - - - - - - - - June 21, 2009 AFRICA! I thought if there ever was a place on the planet that deserved to be a panarama; it would have to be the plains of Africa. These have a ratio of 4:1. We got caught in a rain storm on our last day of the safari in the Masai Mara Game Reserve. All the other tours were going in to their luxury hotels to avoid the weather, but we told our driver to push deeper into the storm. The clouds were EPIC! Exactly what you would expect to see out there. I hope everyone gets a chance to see that corner of the world. It was amazing... Posted at 10:32 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - June 18, 2009 DOHA! I've finally got a handle on the photos from Doha. I'm working on a micro-website now, but in the interim; here are a few teasers. The shot Mr. Crawfords apartment was taken right after we got back to Doha from Africa. Stay tuned... Posted at 11:15 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - June 7, 2009 NOTE: Images were taken from small Canon Elf! Armed with the tiny Canon Elf, my Cousin Richard and I grabbed our road bikes and rode around the Bay. We parked at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal and rode around through Paradise Cove (which I didn't know even existed), Tiburon, Sausalito, over the Golden Gate, and down to the San Francisco Ferry Building. California is incredible...I'm sure I've been across the Golden Gate Bridge before walking but I don't remember. It was very cool; everyone should go act like a tourist every now and then... Posted at 12:15 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - May 27, 2009 California is an amazing place... Posted at 9:36 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - May 26, 2009 NOTE: Images were taken from Emily's iPhone! Emily and I went backpacking up to what I think is my favorite backcountry lake - Island Lake in the Tahoe National Forest. Like a bonehead, I didn't bring my camera; I thought it would be too heavy. Luckily Emily had her iPhone and we were able to get a few pictures. It is amazing up there...everyone should go. And when I say everyone should go, I mean I hope everyone stays away so it remains my "secret" spot...I just hope condos don't start to show up lakeside... Posted at 11:03 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - March 30, 2009 We took my parents dog Lucy out for a run in the park - how can you not want a dog after looking at these! I had the aperature too low (wide open) and it made focus difficult when she was running around a million miles an hour because it was such a small focus zone... Every time I take out my camera I figure out a few more things... Posted at 10:39 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - March 9, 2009 We're doing amazing things down here in San Jose. I will make an honest attempt to post more pictures of what I've been up to with work lately... Posted at 10:12 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - March 5, 2009 The animals were great, but without all the fun and exciting travel, the trip would be just like going to the zoo. We flew from Doha to Nairobi, Kenya. The next day, we took the (6) hour drive to the Masai Mara Game Reserve and that was an experience! I think we fell into a tourist trap and had to have a "talk" with our driver... Our plans were to spend (5) days at the park, and then drive back to Nairobi. We changed our plans, and took a small plane from the Game Reserve back to Nairobi, and that was worth EVERY PENNY! We were able to fly over the animals, and it only took (1) hour, instead of the alternative! I recommend both methods of travel, but the safari plane was awesome! Posted at 11:36 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - - March 3, 2009 How good a job am I doing in getting Africa pictures up??! Perhaps if I didn't have a job I would be doing better. Here are a few, and will try to get more up when I can... Hope all is well with you - whoever/wherever you may be! Posted at 10:25 PM PST - - - - - - - - - - -