Seattle - Great Hotel Room window

I was at a conference in Seattle. Stayed at the Edgewater Hotel. The right name, it is the waters edge. Right on Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean. There was also a small deck.



With the time lag and late sunrise I saw it every day. This was looking towards the city on my deck.


We went up to the top of the Seattle Space Needle. This shot is looking up from below the tower.


Great view of the Olympic range, which is in the distance behind me. It was a bit windy.

Great America - Fright Fest!

We took our annual trip to Great America for the Halloween celebration at Fright Fest. It was a beautiful fall day and we had a fun group. I like the blood red pool in the sunlight.


Having fun on the Ricochet.


One of the fun things about Fright Fest is the wandering zombies, ghouls, goblins, and creatures of all sorts.


I guess Diane didn't think this zombie cop was scary enough.


This zombie only wanted a taste of Bart's brain.


Then Bart turned into a zombie himself.


The day ended with a storm which cleared out the park. The rain passed through quickly and we got to do a couple rides at the end. I think everyone had a great day!

Hotel room windows 2.

The views out my hotel room window on this trip contrasted with the recent Italian experience. This is rural Maryland. Not beautiful, but not bad.


Then there is New York City. There the function of the window is ventilation. At least I was near the top of this opening. I could actually see the sky. Deluxe.

Happy Birthday Alex

Someone turned 14. Dad was in NYC so we sang over SKYPE. Picture and screen shot from almost the same time.

Iron Chef

As part of his Family and Consumer Science class (home ec.), Alex had to make us dinner. It was excellent!

Go'in fishing

It was fall trout fishing weekend in Illinois. We went at the crack of dawn on Sunday with Grandma and Grandpa. Caught 4 nice trout. Cooked them up for lunch. Now thats fresh fish. Yummy!

Fall at the Morton Arboretum

On Columbus day we went to the Morton Arboretum. First visit. Turned out to be great place. Especially with the fall colors. Definitely plan to come back.



The family with a young bristlecone pine. See ancient bristlecone pines in August 2008 visit to California.


The Maples are always spectacular!


The shadows are great!


Who says you can't have a nice sky in Illinois.