A father and his daughter from 2006:
Archive for the ‘Senses’ Category
Moses Lake, WA
Posted in Senses on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rainbow of Steam at Prismatic Geyser
Posted in Senses on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This shows the sequence of rainbow colors in the steam trail of Yellowstone’s Prismatic Geyser and the colorful bacterial mats.
White Pass & Yukon #70 (Cinderella)
Posted in Senses on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The two most popular pictures I’ve ever taken are of a train:
Made by Baldwin, the above is a picture of #70, a 2-8-2 Mikado first used by White Pass and Yukon Railroad before being bought by Dollywood. Dollywood also owns #71 (Beatrice), #72, and #192 (Klondike Katie).
In the above picture, Scott Ogle is on the [...]
50+1 Malaysia Book
Posted in Senses on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Singapore-based company (Q.Ce) with a Malaysian counterpart (Quachee Enterprise) has produced a book sponsored by TNT and with support from the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia.
Q.Ce found my pictures on Flickr, and in January, asked to use at least one of my pictures from our trip to Malaysia in 2007. They seemed particularly interested in [...]
Yellowstone Forces
Posted in Senses, tagged Yellowstone on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yellowstone is full of sights, colors, smells, and danger.
The sulfuric springs and geysers are acidic and have a rotten-egg smell. In fact, our kids found normal, non-rotten eggs unappetizing at times because of the associated smell. Some springs are acidic enough to turn clothing to ashes and dissolve flesh.
Some of the acidic springs dissolve the [...]
Moses Lake
Posted in Senses on May 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
We had so much fun at Moses Lake this past weekend. The boat was going all day. The kids used a roster to sign up for turns. No accidents except Olivia accidentally bite her tongue.
The weather was a little cool, and it sprinkled a bit. But, I took so many [...]
Crusing
Posted in Senses on May 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
I would never have believed cruising would be for me. I always thought it was for really old people who like to sit in deck chairs all bundled up in blankets.
Certainly, each cruise line caters to a different market. Some are not particularly kid friendly. Some emphasize dress more than [...]
Baby Black Bear
Posted in Senses on May 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Black Bear
Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
At the end of every July, one of our family reunions is held in Eastern Tennessee near Newport which is in turn near Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg.
The baby black bear in this picture probably wanted to cross the trail because its mother was on the other side. Guess [...]
Yellow-Bellied Marmot
Posted in Senses on May 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Yellow-Bellied Marmont
Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
It doesn’t look exactly like the yellow-bellied marmont described in Wikipedia, however, they get fatter in the Fall just before hibernating, and this picture was taken in July.
Squirrel
Posted in Senses on May 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Originally uploaded by brazilofmux.
I caught this little guy in the Lake Easton State Park on the Eastern side of the pass.
At the time, I had only the normal lens, and even so, I was bending down to get the right view. I was close enough for him to jump on my head.
