A Lunar Eclipse and Saturn all in one shot!

Took a few shots of the lunar eclipse....

Thought it would look neat to have that little star to the left of the moon, so included it. I found out today that it is actually Saturn.....can't you see the rings?

View from the back yard

Viva Las Vegas

Dan and I met up with our family in Las Vegas for a four day weekend. Trevor and Mom had a chiropractic convention there, so Dad, Heidi, the kids, Dan and I went along too. We had a really nice time looking at the architecture, exhibits.....and wierd people!

The fountains in front of the Bellagio are set to music and are my favorite part of Vegas

Strolling the Las Vegas Strip at night



The Eiffel Tower replica is 1/2 scale. We went up to the top and had quite the view!

As you can see, it was QUITE the view:)


A view of the strip.....over 4 miles of huge casinos, each trying to lure you in by astounding attractions and exhibits, like lions, roller coasters, shopping malls, fountains, gardens.....

Bellagio fountains from Paris

Dad watched Donny while we ascended Eiffel Tower

Dan the photographer snapping a wood duck (with his snazzy new digital SLR)

Reflections

Donny was such a good boy and soooo smiley...he was funny to watch, so enthralled with anything and everything going on around us.

At Circus Circus all of us kids had fun:)

Trying out ice cream floats of all kinds at the Coca Cola store

THE END

Finally....a good snow!

I went home for the weekend. This winter has brought an extra amount of snow, especially in the Cascade Mountains. Dad and Mom had snow on the ground and it snowed a few inches while I was there. Since we don't get much snow in Portland, it was awesome to get to see so much snow!

Snow at Home

This is on my way back home over the Mt. Hood pass. Notice the height of snow on the side of the road....probably about 10 feet deep. This is from the snowplows plowing the snow to the side of the road. I remember it being this tall only when we were kids.

This is at Government Camp Village on top of the Mount Hood pass.....check out that SUV with about 7 feet of show on top! (A heavy load)

Govt. Camp

Beauty

New Year's at the Coast

Kris, Uncle Larry, Dan and I spent New Year's weekend at the Oregon Coast, an annual trip. This year, we stayed at Southbeach, just south of Newport.

Our yurt, the Umpqua

The Newport Bay Bridge

Dan found a Japanese glass fishing float. These are very rare as they have not made them since the 1960s. That float has had quite a life floating around in the ocean for 40+ years!

Snow!

We had some snow the other day.....the first snow of the season here. I believe that if it is going to be cold, it needs to be snowing:)