Saturday, August 30, 2008

Mt. Shasta. . . and a plateau. . .

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Pasadena... Santa Barbara... San Francisco... Napa... Northern California...

I toured the beautiful Arts & Crafts style "Gamble House", Pasadena... designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908. An exquisit masterpiece.

Artist. This guy has lived in his van for the last 7 years along the Santa Barbara beach... 

This guy's picking up some change, clever way to make a buck... sign says "Just Plain Hungry", "Make A Wish"...

My artist's friends back yard, Santa Barbara...

Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge...

Shug Winery... cellar cave...


A stop for a tasting at Darioush Winery, (yummm!) Silverado Trail,  Napa Valley...

Duckhorn Vinyard... (Super yum!)...

Silverado Trail...

Castle Crag...

Friday, August 22, 2008

L.A. . . . Back in the USA. . .

Friday, August 15, 2008

Sydney. . .

Pan shot of the city from the harbor...

The Elephants have it pretty good here! They seem very happy!

Lions and tigers and bears? oh no...


Thursday, August 14, 2008

Brisbane to Sydney. . .

A true Queensland style house in Brisbane. They are typically built on stilts for under air flow and 11ft ceilings to keep it cool in summer...

Brisbane's new court building...

The Sydney Oprah House...

Ferns at the Brisbane City Botanical Gardens...

also these cactus were in beautiful bloom...

Lorikeets out on Jed's deck in Sydney...

Bondi Beach... surfs up! always... world class! now I could live here!!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Queensland . . .

Musgrave Island, Great Barrier Reef trip. . .

hungry pelican...

Rainbow Beach. . .

Kangaroo at Australia Zoo...

Brisbane, along river walk. . .

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Oueensland. . .

Horseshoe Bay in Bowen...

The beach at Airlie...

Great Barrier Reef off Port Douglas...

Sunset at Port Douglas...

Victoria and Queensland. . .

Forest trail south of Great Ocean Road...

Melbourne, Victoria...

The Lagoon at Cairns...