A pair of flirts

Who would of thought Hayes
and Minnie would have this shot
with he who says," No!"

Scene of the crime

I took this picture
Walking down Main Street, while Hayes
Sat for his haircut.

Neon oasis

This is a night shot
Unmolested by software
It's picture perfect.


This is a complete nighttime shot facing Tomorrowland from the castle hub; film was Kodak High Definition 400 speed, shot on my Minolta Maxxum5, 35-80mm lens with night setting. Exposure was roughly 3 seconds with preliminary flash.

A brief respite

What do you see here?
It's a lovely peek inside
a courtyard in France.

Rockettower Plaza

Goodnight Moon, so long.
I hope to see you again
with Rocket Rods on.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday, a time
To repent and return our
Hearts toward God in full.

Yellow, and oh so mellow

Cindy's castle here
Shown at night. A spectacle!
Framed for you to see.

Chart a Course

Surely the navy
has a height restriction, or
a step stool for Hayes.

Exotic Expedition

There's nothing finer
at nighttime than a lit sign
like the Jungle Cruise.

Big Green

This green edifice
is the mark that defines
the Plaza Restaurant.

Something and something different

I'm listening to
'The Essential Dave Brubeck';
yes, that's just a lake.

Exposition Hall

A pleasant view of
Main Street at closing makes me
grateful for no crowds.

A nighttime photo:
the Walt Disney World railroad.
We wish we were there.

Carousel Ride

Mary Poppins is
Waiting for me to leave this
Carousel behind.

The Living Seas' New Residents

Here is Hayes with his
Buddies from Finding Nemo.
What a lucky guy!

Daily Photo

Fireworks at the
'Happiest Place on Earth' are
Unlike those elsewhere.

Up for Air

Ahhh. Oxygen flowing through my lungs and the gills are on the shelf for the time being. (I'm sure they'll be back out soon.) So, what have I learned? Too much travel over the holiday is not a good thing for anyone involved; I really like taking photographs (preferably landscapes, more on that later); home is a good place to spend time; everyone should read 'A New Kind of Christian'; graduate school will be 1.) fun and 2.) not fun; I'm only slightly nerdy (take a look below.)

Information Overload

This month has been, to date, one mad dash. I only hope the time invested at work (which, of course, takes time away from more important areas of my life) yields a good return. Talk about the Protestant work ethic. Yikes. (Just read a piece on Max Weber.) Anyway, back to the grind and hope to catch a breath in a couple of weeks.

Paris Photographs

Photographs have been posted. Ah; what a trip.

http://www.geocities.com/paris_photographs/

Paris photographs;
Ah yes: Paris photographs.
Paris Photographs.

Paris in the early morning

Perhaps the most perfect moment of the trip was finding myself on the Champs-Elysses as the semi haze of nighttime yielded to morning with hardly anyone on the avenue. The patesseries were just starting to stack their carts and shelves with bread and pastries; the streets were being washed; the Arc de Triomphe looked ready to bear another day's load of traffic, history, and visitors. This Paris, not the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, Notre Dame, or Montmatre, felt like Hemmingway's Paris in the '20s. This was surely my moment of Paris that will stay with me forever. Eventually the myth faded as I found the 24-hr pharmacy and the Alka-Seltzer that remedied the excesses of the previous night. Paris in the early morning: there's nothing quite like it.