It's Fall!

Well not really where I live (we pushed 100 again today) but I shot this in Eugene, Oregon yesterday before our game with the University of Oregon.

--Rob

Fisherman Nick

We went up to the mountains of eastern Arizona with some family friends and Nick finally got to go fishing.

Korean War Memorial

One of the "better" memorials on the DC mall of one of the lesser known wars as the United States began to feel its way around as a world superpower.

--Rob

Nick conquers the Natural History Museum

Nick celebrating his trip through the Natural History Museum ...day one, hour one of the Smithsonian.

--Rob

Fireworks over the Potomac

Nick's comment at the end was "I totally could be talked into doing this again."

Mr Bunny goes to Washington DC

"Bunny" taking in the sights at the World War 2 Memorial Fourth of July Week in Washington DC.

DC in the springtime.

Diane shot this during a recent trip to Washington DC.

Spent a day in Las Vegas in February for a conference for my gig. The wind was howling that day and pushing the clouds across the skyline. The strip has changed so much from back when Diane I first started going 15 years ago.

--Rob

Just another night in Arizona.

While not a travel photo (unless you count me walking from my living room to my driveway traveling), it was a damn pretty Arizona sunset this evening and photo worthy.

--Rob

Bourbon Street Blitz

My best friend and I decided to celebrate turning 40 by meeting up somewhere between our homes in Massachusetts and Arizona. What's about halfway between Massachusetts and Arizona? No offense to Missouri and Arkansas, but we ultimately selected New Orleans, Louisiana. We booked a room in the French Quarter, invited her cousin along at the last minute, and left the husbands and kids behind for three nights.

We started out Friday evening with the required Bourbon Street bar crawl.

There was a moon over Bourbon Street.

Bourbon Street is a party every night. It is full of people, bars, clubs, restaurants, adult toy shops, and souvenir shops.

Bourbon Street Recommendations

Food: The shrimp and grits at La Bayou are to die for. Get the night started with some of their voodoo juice as well--you won't know what hit you.

Music: Right next door to La Bayou, the Blues Club offers live music all night long. We sampled many music offerings up and down Bourbon Street, but we ended up back at the Blues Club.

Tips: Bring cash. There are a lot of cash-only establishments on Bourbon and in the French Quarter in general. Although there are ATMs everywhere, I couldn't find any from my bank, and got socked with a $4.00 fee every time I needed to make a withdrawal.

Also, you can take your drinks out on the street in NOLA, which is handy if you want to visit a lot of different bars. NOLA is also a lot more lax about smoking than most places these days, which is great if you are a smoker, but not so terrific if you don't like going to bed smelling like an ashtray.

--Diane

Hurricanes on the house!

Someone's going to be standing here this time tomorrow night.

--Rob

(Standing, Rob? I'm not sure I'll be able to stand by the end of the evening. :-) --Diane)

Ruff stuff

Someone's very fierce doggie on Miami Beach during our vacation last summer.

--Rob