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I am back from vacation, and am working on catching up things around here. Like all the posts I missed on the blogs that I follow. Oh, and laundry.
Anyway, here’s what I saw on my trip. I realize that it’s just full of cliches, from the palm-tree fringe framing the shot, to the boat bobbing in the water, to that sunset. But, still: it’s what I saw.
There are more vacation shots to come, of course. Some in color, some with people – I went crazy while I was away!
Paradise Taveuni
Taveuni Island, Fiji
The travelers’ beacon
Should your travels take you to Snyder, Texas, please consider staying at the Beacon Lodge Motel. It’s easy to find.
In 2008, a Yahoo reviewer said, “They have absurd rules like no clean towels and no calls after 10. He will make you pay extra for looking at him.” Newer reviews are better, so I guess there’s been some staffing changes. But I would like to know the going rate for looking at the manager….
Snyder, Texas
photographed 3.13.2013
White on White, 9
The bars on the window are designed to permit the casement windows to open part-way. But judging from the amount of thick paint on those window frames, I’d say that flat bars would have worked, too.
But these make a better shadow.
Hart, Texas
photographed 9.27.2008
Whew! I did it. I am, of course, posting this in advance, so it’s pure conjecture on my part when I say the vacation was great and I look forward to a return visit to where ever it was that I went. But, I also look forward to replying to your comments, which I will start doing tomorrow!
Sign/Post
Look! Another example of (strongly) converging verticals.
I am almost positive that the sign’s gone now; next time I am up that way, I’ll check on it. A lot of the buildings and signs that I’ve photographed over the past few years are gone; so many, in fact, that I am giving some thought to featuring them in a gallery here on the blog. (Posting this plan makes me accountable – you are encouraged to remind me if it looks like I am not making the gallery. And when/if reminders don’t work, you are authorized to switch to nagging.)
Hart, Texas
photographed 9.27.2008
After this, only one more day…then I can see what I’ve been missing. And I can reply to your comments.
Would a “crispy” taco be the same as…
…a soft taco?
I can’t help it; sometimes my Inner Grammarian just gets out of control.
(OK, you’re right. It’s not just “sometimes.” It is more like “always.”)
Now seems like a good time to mention that, in spite of what you may have heard, I do not always travel with a thesaurus.
Ha! Ha! Of course not – I always have one with me. The Inner Grammarian makes me; she’s very difficult and it’s usually easier to just go along with her.
Uhland, Texas
photographed 5.10.2013
I’d like to say that seven days into this non-internet deal and I am over it. But I’d be lying. What’s going on out there, where you are?! Please leave comments, and I will read and reply after July 7.
