• clouds,  landscape,  sunsets,  Travel

    Waldport Sunset

    November 2, 2008
    Walport Sunset
    Waldport Sunset

    I’m a Colorado native or at least pretty darn close. My parents moved to Colorado when I was around 5 years old and I’ve stayed close to the area most of my life. You can call me one of those transplanted natives. I love being close to the mountains and also to the plains, they both provide wonderful photo opportunities such as sunrises and sunsets.

    However, the North West coast can provide amazing sunsets also. The coastal area provides us with rain forests, snow covered mountains and the pounding Pacific Ocean. I’ve never lived there but my one of my sisters and her children live in the Everett area allowing me to visit several times. In 2003 I made a three week trip to the west coast up and down the Washington and Oregon coasts. I could sit by the ocean for an hour taking in the sound and smell. While on that trip I took this sunset image near Waldport, Oregon. There was a couple just behind me sitting on the hood of their car watching the sun go down. Sunsets are spice for a life that is already pretty good!

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  • Travel

    Shrimp and Craw Fish

    November 1, 2008
    Mawsers

    When I think of New Orleans I think of Gulf Coast, Lake Pontchartrain, levees, the French Quarter, Mardi Gras and good food. Near our hotel is a restaurant called Johnny Trauths where I have been tempted with both shrimp and crawfish. On my first visit to the restaurant I quickly weakened and ordered a pound of boiled shrimp with no regrets. Now when I think of New Orleans I think of that plate piled high with boiled shrimp and the boiled red potatoes and corn on the cob. Last week during one of our overnights, I walked over to dine again. I noticed these posts with the mooring lines, or mawsers as they are sometimes called, along the outside of the restaurant. I liked the patterns and the late afternoon light, so took I took this shot.

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