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Day 182!

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Happy Canada Day! Yes, from the most Canadian Place on the planet, at least during Snowbird season… Disney World!!! Lots of Canada there… Even a bear! So sit back an enjoy some fireworks… * * * * I think there is something fishy going on here… Just a special dinner… “Yea!  Canada!” More? * Yup. […]

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Day 168: Toots at Sea!

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Well, almost.  She spent part of the morning at the Seattle Aquarium.  All photos by her on her $19.99 Vivicam. A starfish in the dark. And one in the light. A glass jellyfish. Real jellyfish. Another bunch. Ummmm… Blue fish. Blue fish two. Three. Again, ummm… Okay. Odd angle on a fish.  Lion fish. A […]

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Day 167: Toots and the Ground Squirrels!

Saturday, June 21, 2014

On the way out to Tacoma we stopped at the Last Homely Rest Area on I90 before leaving /\/\onTana!  Toots noticed all of the ground squirrels right away. These first four were all taken by Toots on her $19.99 Vivicam digital camera. It has surprising quality, at times… At other times it is a bit…rough… […]

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Day 166

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Raccoons at Point Defiance Park. “Nothin to see here, just move along…after you feed me…” (1/100s f/5.6 ISO320 42mmOlympus PEN PL-5) “So the Warden thinks these bars can hold me, ehhh?” (1/20s f/8.0 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -1/3 stop Nikon Coolpix P7100) “These bars can’t hold me!  No bars will ever hold me!  I’m on […]

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Day 165

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Toots and I waiting on the shoppers, at Panera Bread!  (Free wifi and good lemonade) (All photos: Samsung Galaxy s5) The fashion model enters the pool. * ~Curtis in Washington! {!-{>

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Day 164

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Entertaining an early birthday in Tacoma! (All photos Samsung Galaxy s5) “What?” A mandatory trip to the American Girl store resulted in another satisfied customer…who didn’t have to use HER charge card!  Taken at lunch at Panera Bread. Toots and Kit and Arctic. I am told BiBam Bap & Soup is not the name of […]

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Day 163

Saturday, June 14, 2014

We drove to Tacoma on Friday to visit the Dailylife Daughter #2.  We took a surprise for her early birthday present: Toots! This is at Frank’s Diner in Spokane.  It is an old executive railcar turned into a diner.  Very good food, and we sat at the counter! (Samsung Galaxy 5s) Looking the other way… […]

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Day 152

Sunday, June 1, 2014

From the Chico Hot Springs trip.  There was this finch right in front of the car in their parking lot.  These are two variations on the same photo, through the windshield. (1/500s f/9.5 ISO400 300mm -1/2 stop Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 132

Sunday, May 11, 2014

The last of Yellowstone for a while… Pedestrian crossing. (1/350s f/4.5 ISO160 188mm +1/2 stop Canon 7D) A mangy elk in Mammoth! (1/350s f/5.6 ISO160 150mm +1/2 stop 7D) A few more elk outside of Mammoth.  Hopefully their coats will improve over the summer… (1/90s f/16.0 ISO160 229mm 7D) That is the road heading towards […]

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Day 131- Happy Mother’s Day!

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Happy Mother’s Day to all you Mother’s out there!   Here are a few of my favorite Mothers, along with an assortment of family, Mom’s to be (maybe!) and friends, in absolutely no particular order at all! * ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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