Vacation was great!  We had a fantastic time.  I even met Travlin!  What a fun day! (I will post some shots from our day together later)  Here are some quick shots from Mystic Seaport in Mystic CT.
Looking up,  higher and higher.

Very nice weekend Iam having. There are the dragon Boat racing taking place at Mooney's bay. So I went and took pics. Enjoy
dragon boats , many teams , very fast , row, row, row your boat , team work , looks like fun  and then there's the beach,  food and drink tents , local radio stations coverage , there they go again and looking downhill and the last one That's it until next year's race weekend.

San Juan Islands, from Jan '06. Just got the film back....old boat

My internet came back on!  Yay!  Thought I was gonna have to go in a treatment program.......

Hubby and I went fishing over the weekend; took the boat over to Carlyle Lake in IL.  It was a beautiful day; very relaxing.  Here's a shot of hubby and my poodle, Baby, as we were coming back in.

Here's a few more I've been wanting to share with you......dang internet....

 clematis

flight  puffed out

This was taken the morning after our storms last week (when I posted the lightning shots).  The day after

Hope y'all enjoy!

There is much to see and do in Door County during the summer.  As I was driving over a bridge in Sturgeon Bay, marveling at (and envying) the number of in yachts that were in the bay, I saw a vessel that was far larger than any of the yachts...and very clearly not a recreational boat - in fact, I was guessing it wasn't a boat at all. After seeing this monstrous thing several times as I crossed the bridge, I finally pulled off the highway and found my way to it.  I was excited to have found the road that lead me directly to the object of my curiosity (obsession :), but as I approached it I suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of anxiety - the size was incredibly intimidating. By now I could see that it was a  of some sort of cargo ship, and it reminded me of pictures I'd seen of the famed Edmund Fitzgerald.  Having come from Madison where the most I ever see are medium-sized recreational boats, I was in awe of "my find".   I was able to drive right up to the ship and I felt its massiveness looming over me as I approached it in my car.  When I got out of my car and started to walk toward it, I found that I was more than just intimidated, I actually felt a bit afraid!  Of what, I don't know - I can only imagine it was because of its size.

The boat was named the Edward L. Ryerson  and, as I learned after getting home and looking it up on the internet, it has an interesting history - though not nearly as tragic as the Edmund Fitzgerald!  You can see more pictures and read all about this awesome ship at http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/ryerson.htm.  

I went to the Jet Boat races today on the wicked rapids of the Salmon River here in Idaho. It was rainy but the pics were worth it.  I also included some strangers who were watching, some from under the bridge.

Trolls under bridge

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The River almost won this one
3
4

A few more photos from last summers vacation. The first are of the bay, remember it was foggy most of the time and I just started using my camera!(disclaimer)
bay 1
bay 2
from the hotel
after dinner stroll
This is from the aquarium jelly .
This sea  otter  put on a show for us after dinner one night at Fisherman's Wharf eating . The water was really dark since it was getting late and of course foggy, so I tried to lighten it in photoshop . I don't really like how it came out.
This heron  stopped by for the show.

And a totally unrelated picture, Oakley thinking he's at the spa for a  mud mask!

Have a good night!

The S.S. Selma, an oil tanker built in 1919 when the world's steel was in short supply, served about a year when she hit a jetty off the Florida coast. The owners brought the ship to Galveston, but no one in Galveston knew how to repair concrete ships.  The Selma was stripped and skuttled in the shallow water near Pelican Island.  Almost 90 years later I got a close up look see.

Take a Bow
Hull Damage
Concrete and Rebar
Port Hole
I Don't Even Know
Things Fall Apart

Canoe

   Thanks for all your help! I finally got one posted :)

My boyfriend has land which used to be a sandpit. There are two lakes  on it, which you can boat on. There is also a motocross  track.

This is my first post, so lets see how it works.A candle Chicken shed Boating

It's been a while since I've put my boats in the water so I thought we head out to a river I spent alot of time dragging my head on the bottom. I shot most of these shots holding my finger down on the trigger, so I'll show them in groups.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The pictures were shot of these guys paddling into a hydralic, this is where water flows over a rock and tries to suck everything to the bottom. Paddlers call it a "hole" Gettin into the  Hole Surfin the Hole 2 Rumors have it a member of the US team got stuck in this hole when the river was at flood stage, had to wet exit (get the hell out of the boat)When he got to shore almost dead he was wearing just his life vest.Pullin me in Suckin in my Tail Looks like its got my Butt Poppin a Wheelie Talkin to the Fish Think it's time to get out the boat!

BWC 1
BWC2
BWC3

I have seen some of you use this technic, and I think I finally figured it out.  
Hope you enjoy.  Lidljo

Seven days until Spring Break! Ya!

This past week I drove up to the Fla. Panhandle and these were the daytripper shots. 1st stop was a cemetery in Micanopy
I stand alone
Great Oak
Great Oak 2
Then off to Appalatchacola. . . you know where Forrest Gump crashed his shrimp boat into the dock.
Capt. Fuzz
and it sank.
 Bail Out
 down 1 Fathom
then it was off to Chicopee where it was the End of the Line
Finally ended up in Niceville, where the driftwood is unique. Drift Skywards

Liquor Store

Boat

Light Pole

Shadows

Rust

walking along the skuykill river with my son today... it was almost eighty degrees.. beautiful... it might snow on friday

Saturday, Mike and I put the boat in the water.  Unfortunately, it would not start and we drifted so far we had to use the trolling motor to get back to the truck.  Here are my reflection photos from Saturday.

Rearview Mirror
Swim Area

Bonus Picture:  American Fisherman

This weekend I took a short road trip along the coast of MA, NH and Maine.  Although I was TRYING to get a good reflection shot, without knowing it was the new theme, this was my failed attempt.  But, I kinda liked it anyway.

And, of course, a trip to Maine would not be right without taking a picture of the already overphotographed  Nubble light house.  

Here are a couple more. lonely boat      more boats

Hi everyone, just got back from a wonderful vacation, and thought I would share some vacation photos!
The clouds in the sky shall not prevent me from enjoying myself! (Sailing)
May I Play A Song For You? (Music)
My new house in the Caribbean (Home)
The view from my coffee cup (Sunrise)
Lone Tower (tower)
And for my still-life entry, how about a set of vases? (Vases)
Enjoying the sea breeze (Cayman)
Don't these waters just invite you in? (invitation)
Hope you enjoyed these!  Incidentally, these were all taken with my new Nikon D50.