Ruff stuff

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

--Rob

Thought the moon looked pretty. I was on my way to taking Diane out to her birthday dinner with camera in hand.

--Rob

What do they do, exactly?

We saw this sign as we pulled into a parking area in the Everglades last June. Fortunately, we did not suffer any vehicular damage.

This time of year you are probably getting a bit more snow than this. Diane shot this photo of a snowman Nick made in El Paso, Texas, when we were there in 2004 for the Sun Bowl football game for my job.

Happy Holidays!

--Rob

Thanksgiving

It's not really a travel photo, but with Thanksgiving right around the corner, who can really resist pumpkin pie? :-)

--Rob

One of the first things that struck me about Las Vegas, on my first trip there back in the 1990s, was the garish carpeting in all the casinos.

Apparently, I'm not the only one to have wondered about this. In fact, David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has devoted significant time to studying the psychological impact of this floor covering, as seen here: http://www.dieiscast.com/gallery/carpet-essay/

Anyway, I decided to do a little photoessay of my own, the last time we were in Vegas:

Not my greatest shot from my DC trip a few years ago, but a reminder for those few who do pass by the blog to get out and vote tomorrow no matter which side of the aisle you stand on.

--Rob