2 were mentioned in the post I just put up (London Snow + Amsterdam). However, be sure to check out the other 3 new albums listed at right. A quick bit about each:
Christmas in Portsmouth (38 pictures):
Jason & I received a beautiful new camera (Nikon digital SLR) from my parents for Christmas. We then took over 300 pictures in Portsmouth, just messing
around. The first half of this album are pictures I took Christmas morning with my old, now forgotten, Fuji FinePix. The second half are also more point + shoot candids taken with the new camera but also a few scenery pictures of downtown Portsmouth we took whilst playing with our new toy. [NB: I'm trying to adopt 'whilst'. It's sort of working.]Long Beach (45 pictures):
Other than a few pictures of Doug's yard on Kallin Ave, these pictures come from 2 locations. The first is Los Alamitos High School's baseball diamond. We went to see Paramo
unt High School's freshman team play -- may seem kind of random but our friend Cameron is head coach at Paramount. Good chance to try out some action shots! The second location is El Dorado Nature Center. It's about 5 minutes from Doug & Kathi's place, yet Jason hasn't been there since an elementary school field trip. We walked around for a couple hours on New Year's Day -- it gave us something to do since it was a lovely 60-something degrees outside, and of course it was an ideal spot for some more picture taking! Please note: I excersised extreme control in not posting my 20+ pictures of ducks. Just the best ones are there, and they are good!!
unt High School's freshman team play -- may seem kind of random but our friend Cameron is head coach at Paramount. Good chance to try out some action shots! The second location is El Dorado Nature Center. It's about 5 minutes from Doug & Kathi's place, yet Jason hasn't been there since an elementary school field trip. We walked around for a couple hours on New Year's Day -- it gave us something to do since it was a lovely 60-something degrees outside, and of course it was an ideal spot for some more picture taking! Please note: I excersised extreme control in not posting my 20+ pictures of ducks. Just the best ones are there, and they are good!!Santa Barbara (49 pictures):
We wrapped up our visit to the States with an overnight trip to Santa Barbara; sort of a vacation from our vacation. The first day we spent touring wineries -- after all, this is S
ideways country. I must admit here that I have not seen the movie, and Jason saw it on a plane but didn't particularly care for it. However, it has done wonders for the tourism in the area, it seems! Every other winery had a sign boasting "As seen in Sideways!" We visited (in order): Gainey, Blackjack, Zaca Mesa, Melville, and Foley. I thought Black Jack & Foley had the best-tasting wines, while Zaca Mesa was the worst experience overall (staff were indifferent, atmosphere very commercial). The other 2 might have been better experiences if not for the throngs of people who had the same brilliant idea we did on the Friday after New Year's! We went out to dinner at the marina, and golfed at Glen Annie Golf Course the next day. Conditions were perfect, which is more than I can say for my game, but we had the course to ourselves, and a very relaxing, enjoyable day.
ideways country. I must admit here that I have not seen the movie, and Jason saw it on a plane but didn't particularly care for it. However, it has done wonders for the tourism in the area, it seems! Every other winery had a sign boasting "As seen in Sideways!" We visited (in order): Gainey, Blackjack, Zaca Mesa, Melville, and Foley. I thought Black Jack & Foley had the best-tasting wines, while Zaca Mesa was the worst experience overall (staff were indifferent, atmosphere very commercial). The other 2 might have been better experiences if not for the throngs of people who had the same brilliant idea we did on the Friday after New Year's! We went out to dinner at the marina, and golfed at Glen Annie Golf Course the next day. Conditions were perfect, which is more than I can say for my game, but we had the course to ourselves, and a very relaxing, enjoyable day.I've noted the # of pictures in each album in the hope of proving that they're manageable viewing! Hope you enjoy!
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