Kitty on Facebook?

Tonight, I left the room to answer the phone, when I came back, Fikus was sitting on my computer. It looks like he's catching up on Facebook!

Photographer - Audrey Woulard

Here is a link to an article by Audrey Woulard that's in Rangefinder Magazine...one of the top magazines geared toward professional photographers. She was one of the photographers at the Learnfest photography course that I went to in Baldhead, NC last September. Love the eyes on the picture below (one of her photographs featured in the article).

5K Run

This morning, I went and took some pictures at a local YMCA fun run. This was the 5K group that was almost ready to start.

Two Parades

While Washington was having it's own inaugural parade, we were excited to send out new model down the road with a parade of vehicles.

From the drawing board in April 2008, to heading down the road in January, it's now on it's way to the Miami Boat Show...has quite a trip there. From the pictures, you can see from the size that it requires a five car escort. A pole care in the lead (to make sure it can go under bridges), a police car, a wide load vehicle, then THE YACHT, another wide load vehicle and finally another police car to end the procession. Once it goes in the water later this week, it will have to have the bridge installed (sits on top of the boat for the captain to drive from), then it has a several day of grueling travel by water to FL. With no hardtop, there is no protection from the sun or other elements as it travels.

Living in the Desert

On the way to work this morning, this coyote strolled across the road in front of me, not far from my house. I grabbed my camera and took some pictures...making me a little late for work. It was the first time I've seen a coyote since moving here, and definitely the first time I saw one so close. I saw the coyote after seeing a beautiful sunrise this morning. What a great start to the week.

Venice Beach, CA

Today, a friend and I went to Venice Beach. It was an interesting place to people watch. We walked from the bottom part of Venice Beach almost to the Santa Monica Pier. Here is a picture of the beach and pier.

Fikus

Cats really enjoy finding a patch of sunlight to snuggle up in. I tried getting this picture of Fikus a few minutes earlier, but the sunlight caught on the lens and a light starting reflecting across the floor, so he started chasing it.

Queen Mary, Long Beach

My parents, aunt and I went to Long Beach to see the Queen Mary. The attached link has some interesting facts comparing the Queen Mary to the Titanic (click on the work lonk that is underlined).

On the way home, we drove up Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Instead of Christmas decorations, there were Baccarat Chandeliers in glass cases. There were 20 of them valued at over $50k/piece compliments of the 240 year old Baccarat company.

New Curtains

My parents help me install some new curtains in my living room, entryway and dining room.