Mint juice

Let's see, if I put a mint in water and I have my ballet dress on, lift my left foot, close my right eye and count to 3 will it taste like Altoids?
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f3.5~~1/50~~ISO200~~28mm natural lihgt coming from kitchen window that faces west in the late afternoon.

Pack'em up

Lighting the patio deck for dinner. It’s our last supper before we make our trek back to reality. Work is calling and I will be back for the school year starting on Monday. The little lady and daughter do not start for another month. Here is our last dinner before we pack up in the morning. It has been a quick, very memorable summer, one I will not soon forget. Here’s to you Mom.
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F6.3~~1/125~~ISO400~~135mm

106 degrees

The heat of the summer. What a better way to cool off. The heat was unbearable and had the cabin sealed up tight today. 103 is what I heard was the official high in seattle. Our temp read 106

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F2.8~~1/15~~ISO100~~75mm

In 200 words

Sun, finally Summer has hit the Northwest. Arguably, after the worst 6-8 months the Seattle area has seen in forever we get a heat wave. I am out of touch with news of any kind to make an official statement, but my guess is the Seattle area hit triple digits and is expected to do so again tomorrow and Thursday. I was on the beach and it hit 97 where I was reading, splashing, wading, and relaxing with my wife and daughter. We all ran for cover however, when the real heat hit. These umbrella’s were put to good use today. Not an inch of shade was wasted with these bumbershoots as people poured out of the water when it got real hot. Our beach loses water, completely, for 12 hours on most days. Today the gods were with us and it was a stick tide. It only went out about 200 yards or so. We could splash pretty much all day. A much needed tide on a day like this. Us NW’ers like to complain about the rain and we seem to complain even more when it’s hot, we just can’t be pleased in these parts of the world.

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f8~~1/160~~ISO100~~135mm Tamron 28-135

FLOATATION DEVICES

Portrait

Eric and I played with his ab800 and his speed lights. Here I have a shot of eric and the sun as my 2nd light source.

Can't get away from the office

Wai'oli Hui'ia Church

As promised the church that is hanging in our hallway...the link to my version or here (tue July 14th)

Island Time

Doesn't everyone need one of these from Hawaii? It cost us just under a million for this and we will enjoy for life...We are back from Hawaii and we heard Seattle was having a heat wave. If you call 62 and cloudy a heat wave? But we will take it as it is suppose to be 90's in a few days. (picture was some Photoshop fun) Image of surfer was taken on Wed. Clock was taken at 9:32 pm PST on Thursday in my family room.

Wide World of Surf

and a single shot of the series.

Trolling for ono

This was just too funny. A guy and his son spending time together on a boat of sorts.
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f11~~1/50~~ISO100~~210mm

Hanalei Bay

Under the pier after a hot day on the beach. I great place to cool off and get a good prespective shot to boot.
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f4.5~~1/50~~ISO100~~73mm

Adventure Walk

My daughter calls this her morning adventure walk

We are off to see new things in the neighborhood.
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f1.4~~ISO100~~1/320~~pentax 50mm prime (5.6 might work better the next time as I have front legs mostly in focus at f1.4)

The Show

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f5.6~~1/125~~ISO400~~158mm

The Chair

Went to dinner and an art walk in Hanapepe. This chair has to have fit some famous people in it's day. Perhaps people that have gotten to the end of the walk after a long day at the beach, sightseeing, or just doing the tourist thing and needing a seat. I know it was calling my name.
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f4~~1/3~~ISO800~~45mm with Ink outlines filter applied in PS

da da da da-- da da-- da da da da da

Best I could do for the theme song Hawaii 5-0.

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f2.8~~1/2506~~ISO 100~~75mm cropped for your enjoyment.

Kipu Falls

A hidden secret in Kauai, Hawaii. Kipu falls is a very secluded part of Kauai. As you can see my wife is line for her turn to jump, on the far left. A great way to spend the day.

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f3.5~~1/200~~ISO200~~28mm

The Church

I would walk my daughter in front of a painting of this church as a 'younger' child. After her bath I would carry her into the bedroom and tell her she would be married in this church one day. The painting is hung at the top of the stairs. This shot is of a slighty different point of view. If you look closely you can see her practicing walking down the isle for the big day in the vary very very far future.

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f2.8~~1/500~~ISO100~~75mm manual focus

Palm

From a different point of view.
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f16~~1/640~~ISO200~~28mm

Sunday's duds

Dressed and ready to go
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f3.5~~1/50~~ISO200~~28mm

Water Lillies

A beautiful Catus Garden here in Poipu and I was able to get out at that "golden hour" and get this shot.
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f2.8~~1/100~~ISO200~~75mm

The Highway

The Road to Poipu is our favorite stretch of highway in all of the United States. Paradise is a short distance away from this short stint of a road. Kauai, Ha.

Hula

A great experience!!!! We went to the poipu mall and a hula show broke out.

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f2.8~~1/500~~ISO400~~75mm

Lose the Gringos

I decided to go on my first real adventure out of the USA. I flew into south Padre Island, TX Upon arriving I went to the first Texas Saloon I could find. I know what I was looking for and I knew this was the place to find it. I was gonna get me a pony. I asked the saloon keeper where I might find a seller and he said "your in luck, Bubba Blade is having his daily whiskey in the corner of the establishment as we speak" I approached Mr. Blade carefully as in these parts the customers are still allowed to where holsters. Bubba had one strapped on each side and I did not want to startle him so I made a loud jester to the bartender as I walked to Blade's corner of the Saloon. He saw me coming and as I approached I introduced myself and got right down to business. I said I was looking for a Horse to take across the border. Blade had many Mustangs for sale but all were out of my price range. He did however have a small Texas Pony that he would let go for what he called "a song", and the price was right. We did our business and he handed me a pony named fudge. I went straight to the crabbing docks to see if I could get a lift to Mexico. The only trick was I needed room for Fudge on the vessel as well. Riding up and down the dock on my new pony I was able to communicate with a Mexican named lefty that was heading back to his homeland. I could tell he was impressed with my Spanish and he seemed to lowered his guard a bit. He mentioned that no gringos were allowed on his boat but after I introduced myself he realized I was Mexican as well. I was able to latch a ride on his crab boat that was hauling, of all things, a barge full of mango's. His destination Isla Mujeres Mx. That was perfect, as there was plenty of room for me and my new friend. This is the last bit of land before heading south. Off on an adventure.

Packing again

Woke up in the mile high city

Thunder and lightening delayed my plane and missed my connection. Spent the night in Denver.

Get well card

The Barn

I played in this barn when I was a kid, not many times did we play here but FOND times. I remembered times my uncle John would watch us climb the hay bails. Now there is no such thing as hay bails. We would find scary armadilos behind the hay bails my my brave uncles would come out and take them away....they were so much John Waynes in my mind. Unlcle John passed away just before my mom, months if I remenber corectly....3 now have passsed before my grandma, who we saw today in Coalgate, about 3 hours southeast of Oklahoma City. Grandma seems so witty today at 96, I see her reaching 100.

54 year old ring

And those young folks thought silver was their idea. Extention tubes used for the macro.

Night shot

30 min exposure in the Oklahoma heat

Flower

Not sure what this flower is called and will edit the title when I find out but it is huge. It thrives in this Oklahoma heat as we have seen 100 now since I have been here. No signs of cooling and my dad says the plant shoudl be full of these 6 inch flowers by the 4th of July. My mom loved these flowers.