A Walk In The Woods

In this case the "woods" is a Haku fern Ohia tree rain forest in Volcanos National Park.


Survey marker. Aug. 1883


You can't really walk in the woods here, too dense, but you can walk on the many paths and trails through the woods.

Laguna Pueblo

Into The Woods

In the Pineta south of Rome

Alaska Islands

People live on these islands. If you look closely you can see houses.

Adamson House

Right off the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu. This lovely Spanish style house was built by Frederick and May Ridge for their daughter. Fred and May owned most of what is now Malibu.

Alaska Lighthouse

Our backyard

This is a view from the back of our B&B. The path leads directly to John, Cindy and James back yard.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holydays

The Adoration Of The Shepherds. Bernardo Strozzi. ca. 1618.“Strozzi, a painter from Genoa who was a Capuchin friar, tends to isolate the Madonna from her affectionate surroundings.” Gospel Figures In Art, Stefano Zuffi.

Cambria Rocks

Cambria California. Pentax 6x7

Train Orders

The Durango Silverton narrow gauge train leaving for the first run to Silverton early in the morning.

Waiting

Leonis Adobe, Calabasas California

Yankee Boy Basin

Hard rock mining area east of Ouray Colorado. Ouray is maybe two hours north of Durango. From Ouray it is about a one hour four wheel drive to the mining country.

Joy

Rocco di Papa

Assisi Italy

Steps To The Cross

Segni Italy. A lovely, very old town about 20 miles Southeast of Rome. We were invited to have lunch at our artist-friend Alberto Conti's vacation home.

One More From Southpoint

I was so amazed at the lack of fear of these folks standing on the edge of the cliff fishing. The wind was blowing so hard I thought it was going to pick me up and throw me in the drink. If they fall they will be injured and maybe drowned. That must be very good fish. I took these shots with my Pentax K-100 D with the kit lens. Landscape mode, not RAW, ASA set to 400 1/350 @ f11. This was at 55 mm about 82 mm on a 35 mm camera. In camera shake reduction works very well

South Point

Yesterday was a good day for exploring with friends from the mainland, Louie, Illona Aguayo and Illona’s mom. We went to the most southern point in the U.S.A. here on the big island, South Point. From highway 11 you drive 12 miles on a good road, then a rough road, then a tough road and you come to these cliffs. No guard rail and it is about 25 feet to the rocks below. Wind blowing very hard. In the distance you can see the white structures, a wind farm in progress.These two kids are locals and locals have been coming here to fish for hundreds if not thousands of years. The wooden structures are for hauling really big fish, 200 plus pounds, up from the water. A very interesting place. I will go back.

Shipman House

In 1908 Bill Shipman bought this house for his wife as a birthday present. It is in beautiful location in downtown Hilo. Shipman's great granddaughter runs it as a B&B

Mystic Fiord

I took a lot of shots of this part of our Alaska cruise. This is one of my favorites.

St. Monica, Ostia Antica

The tour book says this may have been the last home of St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine. St. Monica died here in Ostia in 387 AD.

Mayor's Home

Local legend has it that this was the home of one of the mayors of Bannock Montana.

Nobody's Home

Bannock Montana

Happy Face

Aloha Bowl Flea Market.

Pontina Farmhouse

In the 1930's Mussolini had the dreaded Pontine swamp drained and turned it into farmland. His planners created and built a farming infrastructure complete with towns, railroads, farm plots with houses. In the 1970's only a few of the farmhouses remained.

Papa Rocco

Naples Italy

Soledad Mission Fountain

A view from the rear of the Mission

Hawk Tower

The California poet Robinson Jeffers built Hawk Tower for his wife Una in 1920. It took him 4 years to complete the tower using stone brought up from the beach below the tower. Hawk Tower and Tor House are at Carmel Point not far from Monterey California.

Munich

Olympic Stadium, 1970s Winter.