Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Indianapolis Muscle Car Auction

A couple of weekends ago I spent the day at the Mecum Muscle Car auction in Indy.




















Sunday, May 19, 2013

Backyard Wildlife

It's been a while since I did a things in my yard post, and my camera is always sitting on the kitchen counter.
Most days you can look out the windows and see deer, especially if we leave corn for them in the feeder.



As soon as things start warming up, the turtles are out, large and small, getting sun.

It's not often the snapping turtle is out sunning, usually we seem the walking across the front yard.

Springtime means baby geese since we have a pond. The first thing they learn is marching single file behind mom.

Next comes swimming lessons.


Sunday, February 24, 2013

Shanghai Part 4

Random sights while we were driving around Shanghai.



Jingan Temple. It was originally built in 247 A.D.

















The temple is surrounded by modern buildings.

I found it odd to be standing in a 2,000 year old temple and everywhere around you people are texting on smartphones.

This the Shanghai World Financial Center Building. We ended up in a bar at the top of this building.


View from the bar at the top of the Shangri-La Hotel.


The view down at the Oriental Pearl Tower from the top of the SWFC building.




For our last day, the hotel had a private lunch for us.

Travel day(s), Va to RI

 From Staunton Va we headed east to Norfolk then across the Chesapeake Bay bridge/tunnel. We drove through Maryland, Delaware and spent the ...