tarpon springs

sponges, tarpon springs, florida, 2006



following a beach weekend in clearwater, we headed home by way of the sponge capital. enjoyed the waterfront views and did some window shopping.

misty del

hotel del coronado, san diego, california, 2000



my folks and i spent the first thanksgiving of the decade with my brother and his wife at their chula vista home. took an evening drive and misty stroll around coronado, and stopped to see this amazing and famous landmark.

pizza oasis

oasis cafe window, portland, oregon, 2005



family-favorite since 2002, we feasted on the oasis cafe's spinach, sun-dried tomato, and feta pizza during a summer-time reunion in the city of roses' hawthorne district.

white rose

white rose, leu gardens, winter park, florida, 2007



fall roses in mrs. leu's garden beckon us back where again and again we revel in the serene beauty of human's first home. each visit is worth far more than the price of admission.

slots

slot machine, reno airport, reno, nevada, 2001



flew into reno to meet my brother and his wife on our way up to susanville for thanksgiving. captured this image of the din of sin on my way to the baggage claim.

blizzard tree

tree, snow, susanville, california, 2001



spent thanksgiving with friends beside the fully stoked pot bellied stove in their cozy mobile home located on 40 secluded high desert acres. a few nights before this blizzard we sat visiting at midnight by the large living room window and saw the most amazing meteorite blaze across the inky sky.

boing!

mural, freeway overpass, san diego, california, 2002



was in socal for meetings when i stepped out of the hotel during a break to find this mural adorning the side of a freeway overpass.

leaves of light

plumeria leaves, rain, apopka, florida, 2007



landed these luminous leaves one rainy summer afternoon of a potted plumeria plant on our front porch. we've since planted it beside our sidewalk, where we're awaiting its first fair, fragrant, frangipani flowers.

icy leaf

wild strawberry, heavy frost, centralia, washington, 2005

spent ten days with my wife’s family in western washington several christmas's ago. shocking to fly from warm, sunny florida, to a crisp, clear 16 degrees. hid myself at sunrise beneath layers of sweater, coat, hat, and gloves, and ventured out, crunching through patches of frozen mud, branches, and ferns. bent down to view this crystal-covered strawberry leaf in my mother-in-law’s garden.

rainy day cafe

table and chair, rain, winter park, florida, 2008



a second soggy sidewalk scene, similar to this summer shot from st. pete.

don't fear the rain

brick street, rain, winter park, florida, 2008



rainy days scare most people inside. perhaps it was too many soggy seattle years, but gloomy gray skies speak to me, and often i'm rewarded with surprisingly inspiring images.

leu gardens 1

spanish moss, branch, leu gardens, winter park, florida, 2007

leu gardens is one of our favorite places, and we’ve been members for two years. showed up late one sabbath afternoon and they had already closed the gates. managed to shoot a few pictures anyway, near the parking lot and over the fence.