crane crest in black & white

she gator

this is paradise

toes in the sand

chairs on the beach

reflections of a bygone era

the drive home

winter cabin weekend

Three crits in the window.

Outside view.

Inside view.

Chow time.

west virginia getaway

On the way.

Car got stuck - had to walk up the hill.

Puzzles and beer.

Wrestling match. (Gravy was the ref - he wants no part in their shenanigans.)

leaving NOLA

incognito bride

Abby, Sarah, and the newly married Mrs. Walker at the most fun New Orleans wedding. Congratulations, Sara and Chris!

pina colada on the steamer natchez

We took a boat tour down the Mississippi River.

Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House

A bar in New Orleans.  The waitress looked just like the woman in Manet's "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere."

mr. and mrs. stokesbury!

Congratulations, sweet friends!

searching for big horns in waterton canyon

Littleton, Colorado.

at wash park

Denver, Colorado.

wild fires

Took this picture from the car on the drive home from OBX.  There were wild fires raging in NC and southern VA, which made everything very hazy.

raw bar

I tried my first raw oyster at Awful Arthur's.  It was everything I expected it to be - that is, it tasted like a spoonful of snot.

relaxing on the deck

view of the beach through an empty beer glass