The EAGLE Has Landed - Sydney International Airport, NSW, Australia

 We're cruising along the Australian coastline getting closer to Sydney!

Yay!!!!
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 I see the coastline...Yay, again!!!

 The final approach into Sydney International Airport commences!

 A nice view of Botany Bay down below...
hmmm...it's going to rain.  I just know it!

The EAGLE has landed!  That is, Qantas (QF12)!!!

I see a very cool control tower!

14 1/2 hours of flying and we are ready to be land animals once again!

Our World Tuesday

Watery Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday

Bush Fire / Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

This is the aftermath of a bush fire in the Blue Mountains of Australia...a few hours from Sydney, NSW...

The fire came to the property line of a beautiful hotel where we stayed just 3 weeks after the flames were put out.

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My husband and I walked down this road to the bottom of the valley.

The fog and rain made it an eerie few hours!

Amazingly, this yellow wheel escaped the flames!

And, equally amazing, the regeneration of this tree fern is just 3 weeks old.

raindrops on a little something that escaped the flames...

 

 The fog looks like smoke.  The burn smell was still quite strong in the damp weather.

 We weren't alone...someone else is braving the fog and rain, too.
The fire ends at this point...quite amazing!

Scenic Sunday

Mellow Yellow Monday

Ruby Tuesday

Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia

A rainy day on the beach...Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

November 23, 2011

Watery Wednesday
Outdoor Wednesday

SkyWatch Friday

Tonight's Sunset Last Night

My husband and I spent 3 super great weeks in Australia and returned to Los Angeles this morning earlier than we left Brisbane.

This is tonight's sunset last night...

taken over the South Pacific very near where the Equator and the International Date Line intersect.

Blue Monday
Mellow Yellow Monday
Ruby Tuesday

October Aspens - Eastern Sierra, California USA

 

An aspen forest in the Eastern Sierra, California USA

Mellow Yellow
Our World Tuesday

A Gathering of Tribes - Cabazon, California USA (2nd post in series)

This is my second post for the Powwow which was sponsored by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians on September 24, 2011.

 Cabazon, California USA

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 Catching their motion in low light was challenging but I am quite happy with the results.

Mellow Yellow Monday
Blue Monday
Midweek Blues
Ruby Tuesday
Our World Tuesday

A Gathering of Tribes - Cabazon, California USA

This is a tribal headdress before the dancing began last night.

I attended the Morongo Thunder and Lightning Powwow where many Native American tribes gather to celebrate their culture and heritage.

 ...and another,

 a gathering of tribes...

Blue Monday
Mellow Yellow
Our World Tuesday
Ruby Tuesday

Stand-Up Paddle Boarding - Dana Point, California USA

 she's trying to get her balance...

ahhh...got it!
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Watery Wednesday
Outdoor Wednesday
Blue Monday  
Our World Tuesday

Triangles in the Sky

just a few sails from the 'Star of India' which is docked in San Diego, California USA.
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Blue Monday
Midweek Blues

Our World Tuesday

San Diego Festival of Sails (September 3, 2011) San Diego, California USA

 We spent the day in San Diego thoroughly enjoying the Festival of Sails.

This man is preparing the gorgeous red sails for our 3 hour journey on the water.

 This is a view from where my husband and I were sitting on the 'American Pride.'

 The sails are going up one by one!

We had a great time with a 'cannon battle' against this ship!

Downtown San Diego is in the background.

A smaller sailboat also graces lovely red sails!

Bringing down the sails!

I think it takes very brave people to be WAY up there!

Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow

Ruby Tuesday
Our World Tuesday

Outdoor Wednesday

Watery Wednesday
SkyWatch Friday

SkyWatch Friday, Scenic Sunday, Mellow Yellow / Highway Sunset

a nice evening along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in southern California...
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SkyWatch Friday

Scenic Sunday

Mellow Yellow

SkyWatch Friday, Weekend Reflections, Scenic Sunday, Blue Monday, Mellow Yellow / Lost in Reflections

This is an observation window at the Seattle Int'l. Airport, Seattle, Washington USA

...and this is just a small part of the window - there's much more!
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SkyWatch Friday

Weekend Reflections

Scenic Sunday

Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow

Scenic Sunday, Blue Monday, Mellow Yellow, Ruby Tuesday, That's My World Tuesday / Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona USA

Grand Canyon (south rim), Arizona USA

fall 2010

Ever Changing Light and Color

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Scenic Sunday

Blue Monday

Mellow Yellow Monday

Ruby Tuesday

That's My World Tuesday

Let's GO!

The beginning of our 9 hour boat trip on Resurrection Bay towards the Gulf of Alaska.

Destination...the Kenai Fjords National Park

The Kenai Mountain Range and the little fishing town of Seward are in the background.

Seward, Alaska USA

June 20, 2011
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Weekend Reflections, Scenic Sunday, Mellow Yellow, That's My World Tuesday / Who Spilled the Orange Juice?

I can't help but wonder who spilled the orange juice?

We enjoyed this sight while walking in Laguna Beach, California USA on July 17, 2011.
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Weekend Reflections
Scenic Sunday 
Mellow Yellow 
That's My World Tuesday

Weekend Reflections, Scenic Sunday, Ruby Tuesday / Float Plane

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This is the first float plane I saw on my recent trip to Alaska.

We stopped in Moose Pass for lunch and I was delighted to see this lovely red plane waiting...

I have to say that the float planes were high on my priority list to photograph while there!

I ♥ Alaska!

Weekend Reflections
Scenic Sunday
Ruby Tuesday 

Mellow Yellow, That's My World Tuesday, Watery Wednesday / High Surf at The Wedge...Balboa Beach, CA USA

a little cutie on the beach...

 an amazing evening watching the high surf at 'the wedge' at Balboa Beach, Balboa, CA USA

 surf like this brings out the surf watchers and photographers...and, that includes me!

the heavy surf pounded out a 3-5 foot sand berm along the shore.

these times are always something special to witness!

Mellow Yellow
That's My World Tuesday
Watery Wednesday
Outdoor Wednesday

Scenic Sunday, That's My World Tuesday, Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday, SkyWatch Friday / North to Alaska

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 Beginning the final approach into Anchorage International Airport

on June 18, 2011 about 6:15 p.m.

 Somewhere over Prince William Sound, Alaska USA

Also, somewhere over Prince William Sound, Alaska USA

Scenic Sunday
That's My World Tuesday
Watery Wednesday
Outdoor Wednesday
SkyWatch Friday