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Our cat Gabby. She was just lying there soaking up the sun and let us get a good zoom on her. Converted to Sepia.

The Winchester House in San Jose, CA. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the 'weirdness' of this house while on vacation recently.

Pan view of the beach and ocean @ Stinson Beach, CA. Vacation was _so_ much fun

Stinson Beach, CA as seen from Highway 1 (coming from SF). Taken on my recent vacation.

A slightly overcast view of the Pacific as seen from Stinson Beach in CA during my recent vacation

Sea foam from the incoming tide @ Stinson Beach, CA during my recent vacation

The incoming tide @ Stinson Beach, CA on my recent vacation

Stinson Beach, CA as seen from Highway 1 (coming from SF). Taken on my recent vacation.

Pan of the SF Bay as seen from the marina on Sierra Point Pkwy. I swung by the office on vacation just to take this shot

Panoramic of the beach @ Santa Cruz. What a wonderful vacation it was.

The boardwalk @ Santa Cruz. Another stop on my recent vacation.

The boardwalk @ Santa Cruz. Another stop on my recent vacation.

The Pacific, as seen from the Santa Cruz boardwalk during my recent vacation

The boardwalk @ Santa Cruz. Another stop on my recent vacation.

What kind of vacation in the Bay Area would it be without a trip to SF and a ride across the Golden Gate?

Monterey Bay panorama as seen from one of the outlooks in the aquarium.

Needs some work, it didn't quite stitch together perfectly, and then I had to scale it down for DA (original is 18624x2133)

The amount of bright colors in the aquariums at Monterey Bay amazed me all day long. This is but one example

One of the *many* types of jellyfish on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium during my recent vacation

One of the *many* types of jellyfish on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium during my recent vacation

One of the *many* types of jellyfish on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium during my recent vacation

More undersea life on display at the Monterey Bay aquarium (a recent vacation spot for us). The yellow just really, really popped compared to everything else in this particular tank

Some tuna (I believe) from one of the many aquariums at Montery Bay where we spent a day on our most recent vacation

Another view of Coyote Creek taken on my recent vacation. That's Fremont, CA and Mission Peak in the background. This was a couple of blocks walk from the hotel.

A view of Coyote Creek taken on my recent vacation. That's Fremont, CA and Mission Peak in the background. This was a couple of blocks walk from the hotel.

Standing at the entrance to the William Green building, downtown Columbus. Looking straight up it just seems like nothing but building, right through the sky

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

Selected highlights of the Hilliard fireworks, 2007

This is actually a shot of a 10 ft waterfall that feeds the stream that ends up being the main Alamere Falls. However, I wanted to focus on the cliff face in this shot. It has such an insane texture and coloring (the coloring was washed out in sunlight, but the shade here shows it). I'm not sure what kind of rock these cliffs are, but it was pretty hard, which was interesting because the cliffs are actually made up of tons of layers of it about 2 inches thick just laying on one another. We found this out when scaling the cliff face down to the beach as each layer tends to give out pretty easily under weight The whole thing reminded me a lot of shale and how it flakes in layers..

On our hike to Alamere Falls, the path gave us this really good view of Point Rayes. It was way off in the distance, which is the only reason it all fits into the frame. You can't see it in this shot, but that point is connected to the land mass in the foreground by a very long stretch of cliffs and beach.

This is a shot of the falls from 'beach level'. This is what you didn't see in Alamere Falls I due to the perspective. Hard to believe this size of falls is fed by such a tiny little stream of water...

A buddy and I recently went to the Point Reyes National Seashore park and hiked out to Alamere Falls. This shot intrigued me because of the perspective. This is the stream that feeds directly into the falls, which is a 50 foot sheer drop to the ocean. This picture makes it look like the land runs right into the ocean, when in fact you're 50 feet above it.

This shot was taking at my folks. I was visiting recently to attend some local craft shows, and on returning from the first show noticed that the sun had set behind the horizon and through the old pine trees that line their property into stark relief. I thought it was cool. so I took some shots and this was the best of them.

This is a pic of my step-daughter. This was just a random shot of her while we were watching her sister's softball game. There was no primping or planning or retouching. When reviewing the shots, this photo just screamed 'glam' to me, which killed me because she was only 11 at the time

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Yosemite National Park during this year's 'spring thaw'..

Our kitchen was invaded by the multi-color Easter Mob this year.

Stephanie in position in the outfield. Suited up, gloved up, shaded, and prepared for anything

Stephanie up to bat at one of her softball games this season.

Stephanie's 8th grade softball team discussing a little pre-game strategy before taking the field

Gabby, being her usual 'too darn cute' self and hamming it up for the camera

Gabby, enticing everyone to come rub her tummy

One of the many jellyfish at the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN

Some of the more colorfull coral in the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, TN. Shot from the moving sidewalk that takes visitors on a 'tour' around and under the tank

This is a night-time shot of the HUGE guitar hanging outside the Hard Rock in Gatlinburg, TN. Yes, I should probably photoshop their 'porch light' out of it, but I don't really care to manipulate photos that much. I like 'natural' shots..