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The Beauty I See
Photos I've taken that strike a chord.
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I'm basically putting these photos here for you to see what I see, the beauty that life holds. Click on the thumbnail to see the full size photo. All these photos were taken with a Fuji FinePix 2650 digital camera with a 3X Zoom Lens.

My fondest dream with regards to my photography is to one day own a digital SLR camera. Then, look out!
 Photo: At the Tiller November 11, 2005-Veterans Day The day was bright and crisp with a wind that brushed icy fingers over my cheeks, stirring them to a healthy glow. It was too windy to put up the sail and the current... [Click For More] Photo: Sunset Approaches November 11, 2005-Veteran's Day Even though it was only about three in the afternoon, sunset was only a couple of hours away. All this beauty made me forget the problems I was facing, a resp... [Click For More] Photo: Autumn's Touch November 11, 2005-Veteran's Day Is it any wonder that I love the outdoors so much? Pierre has re-introduced me to life in his own unique way. A renewal of what I turned away from when my husban... [Click For More] Photo: The Bench November 11, 2005-Veteran's Day I saw this lovely bench sitting at the end of a pier. It gave me thoughts of what a wonderful spot it would be to sit with someone you love and watch Nature'... [Click For More] Photo: The Coming of Dusk November 13, 2005 I think this is the latest that Pierre and I have ever stayed at the marina. I'm glad we did, I wouldn't have gotten these great photos had we not.
 Photo: Day's End November 13, 2005 Waugh Point, King George Co., VA Another breath-taking Sunset taken at the marina where the sailboat, Squire 1, is slipped.Photo: Morning Flight November 17, 2005 As the sun crept slowly and silently into the eastern sky, a flock of seagulls wend their way westerly. Where they are heading, who knows.Photo: November's Full Moon November 17, 2005 I was sitting here this evening reading blogs. When I looked up, there was the moon shining orangely in the ever darkening sky. This picture doesn't do it any justice.Photo: Morton and Pussy-Kitty November 20, 2005 The "Kids" settling in while Pierre and I go to the marina.Photo: The Swallow's Nest November 20, 2005 This nest awaits the return of the swallows to fill it with babies.
 Photo: It's Snowing! It's only been snowing for a few minutes, but it really looks like whatever we get is going to be sticking around for a while.Photo: I think Pussy-Kitty has the right idea! Pussy-Kitty decided the electric throw-blanket is the perfect place for her to snuggle up for a nap. I think I will join her!Photo: O Christmas Tree! December 12, 2005 This is the first time this tree has been assembled since 2002. It was given to me in 2001 by my fellow employees when I wasn't going to have a Christmas because I had fallen... [Click For More] Photo: Lighting up the night. December 12, 2005 Looks pretty, huh?Photo: Home Squirrel Home This bunchy mess is what a squirrel calls home!
 Photo: Squirrely Neighbors Two squirrels stop to have a brief chat before they go on with their morning.Photo: A Squirrel's Home Depot Ms. Squirrel has been busy stripping bark from this fir tree to redecorate her nest. She starts at the top, moving from side to side and down, to remove a long strip of bark to carry off to her nest i... [Click For More] Photo: Suspicous Squirrel Ms. Squirrel watched me watching her. Photo: Candlelight and Wine I was playing around with my digital camera, lighting and various backgrounds. I really like how this one looked. I used a black velvet cloth for the background. The only lighting was the candle, ... [Click For More] Photo: Draped in White There it is, about six plus inches of snow.
 Photo: Drifts and Icicles. You can see how the wind is blowing by the snow stuck on the side of the telephone pole and the balcony tipped with icicles. Photo: You want me to go where? Even with his jacket on, Morton seems reluctant about venturing out into the drifting snow.Photo: On the edge. Morton stuck close to the bushes where the snow hadn't really drifted yet. His first steps out into the snow caused him to pause in surprise.Photo: Vertical snow? Sticky snow!Photo: Morning Moon February 14, 2006 Valentine's Day Morning My apartment in Woodbridge, VA. I awoke to find the moon heralding this day of love and romance and several inches of snow and ice. Cold on the outs... [Click For More]
 Photo: The Great Blue Heron April 2, 2006 Waugh Point I had to be very quiet and sneak up on this fellow. Though we had a channel separating us, he seemed determined not to be photographed by me.Photo: Stormy Sunset April 3, 2006 My apartment in Woodbridge, VA. We were in the throes of the first Spring storm; tornado warnings had been issued and I watched the lightening with some trepidation. For once, the lig... [Click For More] Photo: Wet Doggy! 06-18-06 Sunday Waugh Point Marina Morton after his surprise dip into the marina!Photo: Drying Off 06-18-06 Sunday Waugh Point Marina Morton didn't like being wet, so he began to dry off by rubbing himself on the ground.Photo: The Aftermath of the Bath 06-18-06 Sunday Waugh Point Marina Amazing how much debris a little dog can pick up from the ground. You can see some of the leaves, twigs and what-not he picked up on his short coat. He needed ... [Click For More]
 Photo: Tracking the elusive heron Monday August 14, 2006 Waugh Point, VA Tracks left in the moist sand by the Great Blue Heron.Photo: Great Blue Heron Monday August 14, 2006 Waugh Point, VA. I was finally able to get close enough to this huge bird to snap this picture before it took off. Herons seem to be camera shy!Photo: Yellow and black garden spider. Friday August 11, 2006 Backyard This is the larger of the two garden spiders that have taken up residency in my flower bed. Isn't she impressive!Photo: Tiny brown bat. Sunday night July 02, 2006 This is the little brown bat that had taken a flight break on the screen of my bedroom window. Morton was the first to notice it. He was lying next to me on the bed, whic... [Click For More] Photo: Pooped Pup Sunday July 09, 2006 Poor little Morton, he was so exhausted from his day at the marina, that he used the boat motor as a pillow on the way home.
 Photo: Nature's Hummer August 22, 2006 Stafford, VA Backyard I know this isn't the best possible picture I could have gotten, but my little hummers are very camera shy. They will zip in to the feeder, hesitate when... [Click For More] Photo: Indianapolis, Indiana September 2006 Coming into Indianapolis on I-70. It's a bit blurry, but ya can only do so much between driving and snapping a camera!Photo: Best little Rest Area in Iowa! September 2006 This is one of the most amazing rest areas I have ever seen! This one is in Johnson County, Iowa. The columns are sculpted in the shape of stacks of books. The next photo is a clo... [Click For More] Photo: Books! September 2006 Isn't this so amaziing?Photo: Blackeyed Susans and Thistle September 2006 Yet another rest area but in Nebraska. There are miles and miles of these Blackeyed Susans along the interstate for as far as the eye can see.
 Photo: But the tire is only flat on the bottom! September 2006 Sunday This is the blow out I had 14 miles short of the Nebraska/Wyoming stateline. I consider myself lucky in a few of ways with this incident. First, I managed to pull over without... [Click For More] Photo: Warning! September 2006 This sign made staying at a Wyoming rest area very short!Photo: Mesa September 2006 Wyoming Not a great picture of one of the vast mesas of Wyoming, but no less impressive.Photo: End of the trail. September 2006 Wyoming A long abandoned Calistoga wagon. Note the rabbit in the lower left corner.Photo: America's noble beast. September 2006 Wyoming Make no mistake, these are American Bison , not buffalo. That big fella standing on the left was very impressive amongst the cows and calves.
 Photo: Wyoming Star September 2006 Wyoming I'm not sure what this flower is called, but it is a gorgeous specimen!Photo: Brooklyn Marie and Me September 2006 Salt Lake City Utah Me and my grand niece. A short layover for me to shower and rest.Photo: Salt of the earth. September 2006 Utah A salt refinery just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. That strip of white is actually a small mountain of salt.Photo: Salt storm? September 2006 Utah I ran into this salt/sand storm on the Bonneville Salt Flats just before getting to the Nevada border. I had pulled over to roll up the car windows and watched semis disappear i... [Click For More] Photo: What a happy lil fella! October 2006 San Francisco Mort with the bone my son bought him. His interest with it lasted all of two hours.
 Photo: Autumn Moon Wedding Couple September 2006 San Francisco The Avenues This is one of the better photos I took at the Autumn Moon Festival. I was so taken by this couple dressed in colorful Autumn Moon Wedding garb.Photo: Seal Rock November 18, 2006 Saturday-Seal Rock, San Francisco, CA. Off the Great Highway and adjacent to the Cliff House, this ancient formation has long been one of the few attractions in this area of San F... [Click For More] Photo: Roosting Birds November 18, 2006 Saturday-Seal Rock, San Francisco, CA. Brown pelicans and Western gulls rest on the outcroppings of Seal Rock.Photo: Crashing waves. November 18, 2006 Saturday-Seal Rock, San Francisco, CA. I loved the roar of these waves as they crashed over Seal Rock, sending the birds that been roosting to take wing.Photo: The Cleansing Waves November 18, 2006 Saturday-Seal Rock, San Francisco, CA. Birds take wing as waves crash over the place they had only moments before had been resting.
 Photo: The end to a beautiful day. November 18, 2006 Saturday-Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA. Is it any wonder why I love the beach.........Photo: Castles in the Sand November 18, 2006 Saturday-Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA. When life is a Beach, make sandcastles!Photo: Parasurfing November 25, 2006 Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA The brisk winds kept the stalworth surfers away but brought parasurfers out in droves. I had to take this photo at an angle to get both the surfe... [Click For More] Photo: Sandpiper November 18, 2006 Saturday-Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA. There were several of these little fellows playing tag with the waves.Photo: Heather and me November 23, 2006 Thanksgiving Day This is the first picture of Heather and I that has been taken in almost 15 years. Though the visit was short, the happiness was boundless.
 Photo: Heather and Morton. November 23, 2006 Thanksgiving Day Heather was so tickled when Morton posed with her in this photo. He's finally getting use to her.Photo: The Cliff House Today November 25, 2006 Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA Though not as grand as her predecessor, the present day Cliff House is not lacking in beauty or breath-taking views from within her walls.Photo: The Sutro Baths This is the ruins where the Sutro Baths once stood. It was opened on March 18, 1896 with a one million dollar price tag — an extravagant public bathhouse envisioned and developed by the eccentri... [Click For More] Photo: Blow Hole Cave November 18, 2006 Saturday-Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA. A natural formation caused by a millenium of crashing waves below the Cliff House on the Great Highway, The blow hole is at the rear of th... [Click For More] Photo: The Goddess Diana November 24, 2006 Sutro Heights, San Francisco, CA. This statue of the Goddess of the Hunt greets you when you enter Sutro Heights Park, the former summer home of Adolph Sutro. Sadly, the only remi... [Click For More]
 Photo: The Parapet's History November 25, 2006 Sutro Heights, San Francisco, CA This old photo is the only thing left to tell of Adolph Sutro's pride and glory. After his death, the Parapet and his Summer Home fell to ruin... [Click For More] Photo: The Parapet Today. November 25, 2006 Sutro Heights, San Francisco,CA The remaining facade of the Parapet, but no less impressive with its own beauty.Photo: Ancient Staircase to the Parapet. November 25, 2006 Sutro Heights, San Francisco, CA. This staircase is all that remains to the once spectacular Parapet that Adolph Sutro indulged in, making it a place for visitors to truly see the... [Click For More] Photo: Wind blown May 2, 2007 Ocean Beach, San Francisco CA. Finally got that photo of my new haircut/color I promised. I think you can also tell that I have shed some weight if you compare it to past photos of me; ... [Click For More] Photo: Brown Pelican Formation May 02, 2007 Ocean Beach, San Francisco CA I really need a better digital camera. A SLR would be fantastic with the ability to change lens. None-the-less, I saw their shadows on the sand before I l... [Click For More]
 Photo: Levi Center Fountain May 06, 2007- San Francisco CA This is only one view of the fountain in Levi Center located on Battery Street, just across the street from the Embarcadero and the Piers. Note the male Mallard in... [Click For More] Photo: Another View of the Fountain May 06, 2007- San Francisco, CA. And this is only one side of it!Photo: Yet another view of the monster fountain! May 06, 2007- San Francisco CA I took this from one of the stepping stones so I could get a head-on shot. Don't worry, this is the last photo of the fountain although there is much more to i... [Click For More] Photo: Coit Tower May 06, 2007- San Francisco, CA I caught this photo of the Tower naturally framed by the branches of a tree. The 210ft Coit tower on top of the Telegraph Hill is a monument dedicated to the San ... [Click For More] Photo: Any tile in the heat. May 06, 2007- San Francisco Poor little Morton's age is beginning to show. After about an hour in the heat, he couldn't make it the last few steps to the hotel. He just walked into this sho... [Click For More]
 Photo: These little piggies went to Market... March 2007 Chinese New Years Parade, San Francisco CA The Year of the Boar! The last cycle of the Chinese Astrological Chart. Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals t... [Click For More] Photo: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? March 2007 Chinese New Years Parade, San Francisco CA Obviously the pigs aren't! They just played their instruments which made the wolf dance till he was too exhausted to eat them!Photo: Brass Band March 2007 Chinese New Years Parade, San Francisco CA One of the many bands in attendance.Photo: Chinese Musical Instruments March 2007 Chinese New Years Parade, San Francisco CA These talented children are all playing musical instruments indigenous to China. The float itself is decorated with swallows, a bird commonly u... [Click For More] Photo: The Finale! The Golden Dragon! March 2007 Chinese New Years Parade, San Francisco CA This Golden Dragon chases a fascinating ball. The Golden Dragon was made in Foshan, a small town in China. The Foshan dragonmasters formerly... [Click For More]
 Photo: Shadow July 22, 2007 San Francisco Taking the Filbert Steps leading up to Coit Tower, Morton and I encountered this black kitty, Shadow.Photo: Morton has a "Shadow"! July 22, 2007 Filbert Stairs San Francisco, CA. Unbeknownst to Morton, Shadow peers at him through the foliage. You can barely see Shadow, but his golden eyes belie his position.Photo: Through the wrought iron gate. July 22, 2007 San Francisco, CA I found this almost hidden gate at Julius' Castle, a rather quaint restaurant that's facade resembles a castle. The terrace beyond has a view of San Franc... [Click For More] Photo: Alcatraz Island July 22, 2007 San Francisco, CA Alcatraz Island sits amidst a sailboat mecca. The dark clouds skimming over the headlands in the background is actually the leading fog for the bank coming in be... [Click For More] Photo: Unknown Knight: Guardian of Julius' Castle July 22, 2007 San Francisco, CA This life-size bronze statue guards the entrance to Julius' Castle.
 Photo: Tea roses July 22, 2007 San Francisco, CA - Greenwich Street Though some of the older blossoms are starting to wilt, the new buds were coming with hearty beauty. The largest bloom was no larger than a tennis... [Click For More] Photo: Barbed-wire and Morning Glories July 22, 2007 San Francisco, CA I couldn't help but snap this contrasting scene of these morning glories thriving amongst the teeth of barbed-wire.Photo: The Buck stops here. September 10, 2005 Shennadoah National Park, Virginia Whitetail deer roam through the campsites, unconcerned. Though this handsome fellow seemed very docile, I kept my distance.Photo: Fountain at the Library of Congress Library of Congress, Washington DC Can't exactly remember when I took this.Photo: Calistoga Wagon in Black and White September 2006 Wyoming
 Photo: By the beautiful sea. November 18, 2006 Saturday-Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA.Photo: On the dock of the Bay. November 11, 2007 Pier 39 San Francisco, CA One of the many piers on San Francsico Bay.The Bay Bridge is in the background. I was really surprised not to see any signs of the oil spill despoili... [Click For More] Photo: Peering through the pier. November 11, 2007 Pier 39 San Francisco, CA. Morton seemed curious, but he is about to be amazed shortly.Photo: The Rock! November 11, 2007 Pier 39 San Francisco, CA. No no! Not the wrestler! Alcatraz Island!Photo: See Lions? November 11, 2007 Pier 39, San Francisco, CA. Told you he'd be amazed! Morton stood for a few minutes checking out these noisy sea lions that have taken over a section of the Pier 39. Last ... [Click For More]
 Photo: Sunning sea lions. November 11, 2007 Pier 39, San Francisco, CA. It was a lovely day for the sea lions to be basking in the balmy weather. Photo: Kissing Doggies! These little canines stole my heart and tickle-bone! Magnets in their muzzles trigger dialog: "Smoooooooch! I love you! You really tingle my bell. Merry Christmas!" The brown doggie has a ... [Click For More] Photo: Well, hello little mousey! December 02, 2007 Sunday Here's the little noisemaker that has been visiting me. He's been safely released in Washington Square.Photo: Mousey number two! December 03, 2007- Monday morning This little fellow woke me up at 1:08 AM with a squeak when he got stuck in the same glue trap as the previous mouse. He's a little bigger and much more determ... [Click For More] Photo: Duck Pond Birdbath I thought I would finish off my wonderful photo album with a bit of artistic license. I merged two photos to make this whimsical display. I found the little rubber ducky floating in this birdbath i... [Click For More]

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