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Day 143: The Argus Camera Museum pt1!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Thursday morning in Ann Arbor was a bit of fun for me… I collect Argus cameras, and Ann Arbor was home to the Argus Camera Company! There is a wonderful little free museum of Argus cameras housed in one of the old Argus factory buildings, now owned by the University of Michigan.  There are lots […]

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Day 142

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A couple out-the-windshield shots while driving from Des Moines to Ann Arbor…both in Davenport, Iowa, BTW. Approaching Davenport.  We didn’t get the rain we had on Monday (ALL DAY!!!) or for the last half hour yesterday.  A few sprinkles and lots of sun, mixed with these: The bridge over the Mighty Mississip! (Mississippi River, that […]

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Day 141

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Badlands National Park, south of Wall, SD: (Leslee’s Canon SX100) *** *** (Three and four shot panoramas stitched in MS ICE) Click to enlarge, BACK to return! Curtis in the Badlands! {!-{>

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Day 140: Sunrise in Wall

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

(1/20, f3.5, 28mm, ISO 800) Curtis in Wall??!! {!-{>

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Day 139: Wall, SD 4:25am

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

(1 second, f9.5, 28mm, ISO 800) Curtis in Wall??!! {!-{>

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Day 138:On the Road Again!!!

Monday, May 24, 2010

I am taking Leslee back to Ontario to finish up stuff left from her Mother’s passing.  Taking the indirect route, we drove the first 500 miles in the rain.  Then the sun came out in the Black Hills! (1/45, f16, 28mm, ISO 400, heavily edited…) (1/750, f8, 28mm, ISO 400) (1/350, f8, 44mm, ISO 400) […]

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Day 137 (12 Apr 10 part 2) More Rain!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Yup.  It rained more.  Here is that pesky whale eating everyone insight again… We went on the Mad Hatter’s Teaparty Ride again… … About two caterpillers after our’s they shut it down due to the rain. … Toots is back looking at that house again. … I think Leslee was interested too. … I don’t […]

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Day 137 (12 Apr 10 part 1) Disney’s Last Gasp!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Our last day at Disneyland turned out to be a bit wet.  That is OK, it keeps the crowds down! This is the plaque above the tunnel that leads you under the Railroad into the Main Street. A water fountain for all ages! A fire engine and a duck. Some of the many flowers! The […]

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Day 136 (11 Apr 10 part 11): The Pixar Parade!

Monday, May 10, 2010

(And the last photos from 11 April!) (somethin’s comin’…) (I know it is…) (Yup!  And it’s HERE!!!) !!! !!! !!! (TTOOOOLLDD Ya!) What I fine most interesting in these Disney Parades is all the man-powered, errr, floats… Fish… …jellyfish… …and…some other kind of fish… The first two are mainly puppets on sticks, but on the […]

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Day 135 (11 Apr 10 part 10):Back to Adventure!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Later in the afternoon we returned to California Adventure so we could see the Pixar Play Parade.  Lots to see before that, though: here is the Golden Gate Bridge, in short… The Monorail flew by… —while waiting to see: It is another kid’s ride, but quite fun if you liked the movie!  You get to […]

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