Don't Tread Near This Guy

A rattlesnake in a glassed in cage at the Quarry Hill Nature center in Rochester, MN. He looks sleepy, but I wouldn't trust him.
Date: May 26, 2008

Two Weeks Away

No, this isn't part of the Pine Creek trail, but it is Pine Creek just before it enters the West Branch of the Susquehanna near Jersey Shore, PA. In two weeks I will be finishing up the Rolling Toward 60 along the Creek just north of here.
Date: Oct. 19, 2003

In the Palace

This is in the Royal Palace, the Palacio Real, in Madrid. The chandelier and the painting on the ceiling reflecting the light.
Date: April 15, 2002

Puerta del Sol

This is the heart of the city, the center of Spain. It is km 0 the center of the Spanish radial road system. This picture shows a protest in the plaza, but I liked the mix of colors and blurs and water.
Date: April 15, 2002

Ever Present Arches

The omni-present Moorish-style arch. These are in Toledo, Spain.
Date: April 16, 2002
(Note: A week of pictures from Spain in honor of their win at the Euro Footbal Championship for the 1st time in 44 years and Rafael Nadal's win at Wimbeldon, the first men's champ from Spain in 42 years.)

Making Honey

Honey bees in a unique "indoor" hive at the Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester, MN.
Date: May 26, 2008

Spring Blooming

Blossom blooming in spring at the Quarry Hill Nature Center, Rochester, MN.
Date: May 26, 2008

Ooops..

Sorry. I missed two posts last week for the Fourth of July.


One of the American Bald Eagles at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN.
Date: 4/5/2008

Romance

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer was a Spanish post-romanticist writer of poetry and short stories, now considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature. This statue in Seville captures the romance he wrote about.
Date: 4/6/2002

Hibiscus

Close-up of a Hibiscus at Sunken Gardens in Florida.
Date: 4/22/2006

Beach With Color Added

Take a simple, relatively colorless beach picture, take Paint Shop Pro and push the "more color" and you get a beach with extra-added color.
Date: 4/22/2006

Oranges and a Tower

Oranges and a tower from the Plaza de España in Seville.
Date: 4/8/02

Colors and Colors

Contrasting and complementing colors in the plants on a banana plantation near Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.
Date: February 2001 (Scanned)

Sunset on the Water

Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota. It may not be heaven, but you can see it from there.
Date: July 1993 (Scanned)

Towers and Arches in Spain

Plaza de España in Seville. Wikipedia calls it the epitome of Moorish architecture in Spain. It was used in Lawrence of Arabia and digitally modified for Star Wars II. I'm not sure about the epitome. I would give that to the Alhambra. But that's another set of pictures.
Date: 4/8/2002