Category Archives: Photography

Dublin Art – What A Day!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Paul

Today was another intensive art day. However, I first should begin with breakfast. Our “traditional” Irish breakfast consisted of an egg over easy, pork and beans, Canadian bacon, some kind of link sausage (little flavor), some kind of patty sausage … Continue reading →

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Telephones, Tubes, and the Tate

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Paul

After resting yesterday afternoon we both had a restless night. Our sleep patterns haven’t adjusted yet. However, we were up early this morning and got going. After a reasonable, but light breakfast we undertook to get our phones working. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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A Very Belated Semester Abroad

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Paul

Our bags are packed (almost) and our house is prepared for its temporary occupants. In less than one week Jean and I depart for our delayed “semester abroad.” Neither of us was able to take a semester abroad while in … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Our Winter Trip: Photography versus Videography

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Paul

It has been a week since we arrived home and since our last post. That’s because we both got bad colds just as we arrived in Seattle. Coincidence? Anyway, I want to resume posts with some reflections on our 8,000 … Continue reading →

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More Cranes

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Paul

Yesterday we spent the morning in a sales presentation at this resort. That was our price for 4 free nights of full hookup camping. After the presentation we hightailed it back to Whitewater Wash and Sandhill Cranes. Just after we … Continue reading →

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High Plains Drifters

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Paul

All day today I thought of the Clint Eastwood movie High Plains Drifter as we drove from Benson Arizona to El Paso Texas. This is all 4-5000 feet and a high plains/desert ringed by mountain ranges. It is so high … Continue reading →

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Arizona Highlights

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Paul

  We are coming up on two weeks in Arizona and want to share some highlights. Internet connectivity has been spotty, so posts aren’t frequent. We use McDonald’s free wifi when we can. Jean and I played golf one day … Continue reading →

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The Sun Does Shine in Calfornia

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Paul

We spent two days traveling down Big Sur to Arroyo Grande. It was foggy, misty, and dangerous driving most of the way. However we had a beautiful evening on Jean’s birthday. Our campsite was in a state park with a … Continue reading →

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A Very Wet Day

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Paul

We awoke in Eugene this morning to a steady rain/downpour. After 40 minutes outside taking down our trailer hookup I was soaked to the skin. My Seattle rain jacket gave up after about 30 minutes. I told Jean that this … Continue reading →

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Winter Before Its Season

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Jean

We went to Yellowstone prepared for snow . . . and found instead Fall Unexpected (see my Flickr photo).  Beware of what you wish for . . . laughing. Here is what it looked like on our deck last night. Here’s … Continue reading →

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