Shaw's Garden

DD, Uncle Joe and my Mom viewing a boatload of Dale Chihuly glass at the Missouri Botanical Garden. May 2006

Alpine Tundra

We went for a short hike at the Alpine Tundra area of Rocky Mountain National Park. At 13000 ft above sea level even a short hike can leave you out of breath. September 2006.

Legion of Honor

Joana strolls Olivia past the gates to the Legion of Honor. San Francisco, California 2006.

Tree of Light

The sun splits a double trunked tree in Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, Connecticut.

Huzzah Creek

Like Father, Like Son

40 Years after my dad used to hike with me on his back I was doing the same thing with Olivia. Now she can hike on her own and it's Emily's turn to ride next! Photos by my mom, and Joana (notice how a mother frames a shot! :-)

Olivia on the dunes

Cousin Becky's House of Stuff

Gathering of Promises at the Wave Organ

January 2006-While visiting Vera, Baddoura and Dan, we met up with April and Steve and we explored the wave organ on San Francisco Bay. Supposedly the waves or the tides push air through metal and concrete tubes to produce some music or sounds, but we were there for a while and didn't hear anything but sea gulls and boat horns. Still it's a cool place to take a walk to see the sights.

Olivia's 1st Birthday

Coming and Going

Stone walkway at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Heavy Weather at Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde

We went to see the Cliff Palace ruins at Mesa Verde and were with the last group going that day. The ranger almost cancelled it because of threatening weather but we all begged her to go and she finally relented. The weather came though and we all waited under one of the huge rock over hangs as lightning strikes lit the darkened sky and filled the canyon with crashing thunder. It was an awesome display and added to the atmosphere of the place.

New Day at Mesa Verde

Sunrise from the Farview Lodge at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA.

Great Sand Dunes-Part3

Great Sand Dunes-Part2

Ominous Sky Over Mesa Verde Colorado

High Flight

From up here things look pretty bright. Reminds me of the poem "High Flight" that was used as the nightly sign off for TV stations when I was a kid.

Ouray, Colorado

Great Sand Dunes-Part1

Minimalism in Missouri

Rocio Romero's LV Series prefab house in Perryville, MO.